First Solar Panels On White House

Solar powered presidencies in 1979 president jimmy carter had solar panels installed on the white house during his term as president.

First solar panels on white house.

The first solar panels were placed on the white house more than 30 years earlier by jimmy carter and removed by the very next administration. In 2010 president barack obama requested that solar panels and a solar water heater be installed on the white house. Greenleaf solar wants to tell you this story from the 20th century and wants to show you how it resonates in the 21st century. Former president carter s decision was certainly a symbolic one as the solar panels were installed during the 1979 oil crisis.

However in 1981 president ronald reagan ordered the white house solar panels to be removed. In 2013 president barack obama had a set of solar panels installed on the roof of the white house making it the first time solar power would be used for the president s living quarters. President barack obama s decision in 2010 to install white house solar panels pleased environmentalists. Today the group of buildings housing the presidency is known as the white house complex.

Obama reinstalls solar on white house for first time in 40 years. Jimmy james carter the 39 th president of the united states was the first president to install solar panels on the white house and he used them to heat the water for the staff kitchen.