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>When vision was available (Jimmy Carter and solar panels on the White House comes to mind) ... The panels installed on the White House were not photovoltaic s
by opo 2y ago
>When vision was available (Jimmy Carter and solar panels on the White House comes to mind) ...
The panels installed on the White House were not photovoltaic solar panels - they were solar water heater panels.
>...(Regan tearing them down...).
The panels had to be removed due to roof repairs that had to be made. Solar water heaters were probably never a good match for the needs of the west wing. I think the Bush administration added solar water heaters for a pool, which seems more reasonable.
- jmward01 2y agoThis article[1] is like a bit biased, but I think it adds the right context with quotes from those involved. The key paragraph here: Curiously — and this may say it all — the Reagan administration also allowed Carter’s financial incentives promoting renewables to expire around the time that the panels were removed. Tax credits established in 1977 for homeowners installing solar water heaters ended Dec. 31, 1985, just months before the White House roof coup d’état. [1] https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/the-forgotten-story-of-jimmy-carters-white-house-solar-panels/ https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/the-forgotten-sto...