Coal Mining Museum Solar Panels

The museum is installing solar panels on its roof part of a project aimed at lowering the energy costs of one of the city s.

Coal mining museum solar panels.

Putting solar panels on the roof of the coal museum is just one part of benham s energy project which is expected to cost between 400 000 and 500 000 and is being funded through philanthropic. The kentucky coal mining museum is switching to a new form of energy solar power. Renewable energy world reports. The coal museum switches to solar the kentucky coal museum depicts the lives that revolve around the coal industry but wymt reports they now get their power from solar panels because it s cheaper.

An unlikely building is switching to solar powered energy. The museum which memorializes kentucky s history. Four years later his campaign got its biggest win when the kentucky coal mining museum a 36 000 square foot shrine to the business that built benham installed about 80 solar panels on its roof in hopes of saving money on energy. The museum in benham began installing the solar panels on tuesday wymt reported.

The museum in benham owned by the southeast kentucky community and technical college has decided to go green to save a little money. The big pit national coal mining museum a former mine in wales celebrates the fossil fuel that sparked the industrial revolution. The kentucky coal mining museum is home to a 1940s steam locomotive early mining tools artifacts donated by country icon loretta lynn and as of this week a solar panel array. Now it s embracing solar energy.

The kentucky coal mining museum in benham owned by southeast kentucky community and technical college is switching to solar power to save money.