Reagan Remoes Solar Panels

It was clear reagan had a completely different take on energy consumption.

Reagan remoes solar panels.

In 1986 when the price of energy was temporarily cheaper and americans minds were less focused on environmental issues president reagan ordered the panels removed from the white house roof. The head of the government s photovoltaic program dr. Originally panels were installed in the late 70s during. Morton prince lamented the consequences of the new administration s war on solar cells.

Unsurprisingly reagan slashed the meager carter outlay for photovoltaics by two thirds. One of the 32 solar thermal panels that captured energy on the roof of the white house more than 30 years ago landed this week at a science museum in china. Reagan who didn t think much of solar energy also allowed the tax credit carter had instated to lapse. In 1991 unity college an environmentally centered college in maine acquired the panels and later installed them on their cafeteria.

This symbolic installation was taken down in 1986 during the reagan presidency. I was losing all my best people prince complained. President ronald reagantook office in 1981 and the solar panels were removed during his administration. Back in 2010 the obama administration announced that it would be restoring solar panels to the roof of the white house residence.

Reagan was quoted as saying the panels were unsightly and unnecessary. Ronald reagan removes solar panels in 1981 ronald reagan beat out carter in the presidential election ushering in an 8 year span where reagan s free market ideals and the belief that business and industry is best left to take care of itself simply didn t mesh with carter s subsidization of renewable energy research and industry development. Author natalie goldstein wrote in global warming. The solar panels which were.

The panels which were used to heat water for the staff eating area were a symbol of a new solar strategy that carter said was going to move our nation toward true energy security and abundant readily available energy supplies but in 1986 president ronald reagan took the solar panels down when the white house roof was being repaired.