Amid Meridian High School’s new solar array being celebrated with a ribbon cutting, Falls Church City is updating plans for capital investments and considering adding solar panels on other City-owned buildings in the coming years but has not yet funded the projects yet.

An important tool with multiple benefits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Falls Church has recently emerged. With City encouragement, developers of several mixed-use projects agreed to build their residential rental units to be all-electric, including appliances, heating, and cooling.