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Believe it or not there was a time when the white house was partially powered by solar panels. During the energy crisis of the late 1970s then president jimmy carter called on americans to conserve power and to prove that he wasn t just all talk he had an expansive row of solar panels. Former president carter s vision for clean renewable energy proved to be far ahead of his time. Tear down these panels the 1979 panels survived for a surprising seven years well into the age of ronald reagan well into the age of what seemed a waning energy crisis of deregulation and of a final showdown with a dying evil empire the panels became objects of increasing indifference.

It was later removed by president ronald reagan who shipped the panels off to unity college in maine where they still heat the water for the school s cafeteria. The white house sported solar panels until reagan removed them in 1986. That was probably the case during the energy crisis of the 1970s when president jimmy carter donned a sweater turned down his thermostat and had a solar powered water system installed. Carter installed solar panels at the white house only to see them removed during ronald reagan s administration the former president is leasing part of his family s.

Over the last 40 years solar panels have been installed and removed on the white house under three different presidents starting with jimmy carter installing panels and reagan removing them less than 10 years later. Regan felt that the equipment was just a joke and he had it taken down the panels were removed in 1986 when work was being done on the white house roof below the panels. Recalls mechanical engineer fred morse now of abengoa solar who helped install the original solar panels as director of the solar energy program during the carter years and then watched as they. The solar panels which were.

But that didn t last as they were taken down only a few years after they were installed despite being in perfect working order. Reagan was quoted as saying the panels were unsightly and unnecessary.