NOTE: The following was published on February 18, 2020. Mr. Carter will be 100 years old on October 1, 2024 – and in my personal opinion – and no – I did not vote for him – he is the ONE President in our life-time who NEVER quit working FOR America. A very fine Human being is so many respects. ~ Editor
Jimmy Carter was way ahead of the rest of America when he put solar panels on the White House. On June 20, 1979, he made a proud proclamation:
In the year 2000 this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy…. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people.
The 32-panel system was designed to heat water throughout the presidential residence. Continue reading