Solar stuff at the White House? !

[CarolAnn]

I got a kick out of this article!

http://www.solartoday.org/2003/may_june03/solar_wh.htm

It was kind of a surprise, too! Enjoy!

"After more than two decades, solar equipment is back at the White House, quietly heating water and generating electricity and serving as a symbol of real energy security."

[randallhilton]

I got a kick out of this article!

http://www.solartoday.org/2003/may_june03/solar_wh.htm

It was kind of a surprise, too! Enjoy!

"After more than two decades, solar equipment is back at the White House, quietly heating water and generating electricity and serving as a symbol of real energy security."

the link isn't good any more. but. . .

If I remember correctly, it was in the Reagan administration that they ditched the Whitehouse solar system. The place needed a new roof so the panels had to be removed. The system had been costing more to maintain than the price of the energy saved so they decided not to put it back.