Washington dc august 19 2013 ens solar panels are being installed on the roof of the white house this week three years after the obama administration first announced its intention to do so.
Bill press and white house and solar panels.
Installing solar panels in a home not only helps to reduce current monthly utility bills.
Yes president carter installed solar on the white house and president reagan removed the panels.
But he wasn t the first president to take advantage of alternative forms of energy atop the living quarters at 1600 pennsylvania avenue.
Additionally there is evidence homes with solar panels sell faster than those without.
Go inside the white house and learn about the installation of solar panels on the roof of the residence.
In 2013 in response to calls from the solar industry obama announced that solar panels would be installed on the roof of the white house for the first time since carter installed the first panels in 1979.
Solar source technician jason breaux is tethered to the roof of a house in dunedin florida during a solar panel installation.
President barack obama s decision in 2010 to install white house solar panels pleased environmentalists.
They are 6 times more powerful than the previous ones and will pay for themselves after 8 years of use.
You might think that owning a solar system would ensure 24 7 access to electric power even when the grid goes down from hurricanes or other disasters or accidents.
Chris zuppa the penny hoarder.
Solar photovoltaic panels were also installed on the white house roof in 2014.
A recent study found that solar panels are viewed as upgrades just like a renovated kitchen or a finished basement and home buyers across the country have been willing to pay a premium of about 15 000 for a home with an average sized solar array.
Environmentalist bill mckibben was hoping the obama administration would reinstall a solar panel president jimmy carter once had on the white house.
It can potentially increase the home s value by up to 4 1 more than comparable homes with no solar panels.
Mckibben took the panel to washington d c.
The bush administration installed solar water heaters on the cabana s roof to heat the white house pool.
Obama reinstalls solar on white house for first time in 40 years.