In 1979 jimmy carter in a forward looking move installed solar panels in the roof of the white house.
Carter solar panels.
Where the former president used to grow crops 3 852 solar panels were put up to capture the.
These are arguably the most famous solar panels ever installed.
In 1979 in the throes of the u s.
This symbolic installation was taken down in 1986 during the reagan presidency.
In 1991 unity college an environmentally centered college in maine acquired the panels and later installed them on their cafeteria.
While jimmy carter was in the white house he championed new energy and became the first president to use solar panels to power portions of the building.
The setting was perfect the sun was shining as the press came out to document this momentous occasion.
Energy crisis then president jimmy carter addressed the nation as he installed 32 solar panels designed to use the sun s energy to heat water.
In the year 2000 this solar water heater.