Reagan Takes Solar Panels Down

Reagan s political philosophy viewed the free market as the best arbiter of what was good for the country.

Reagan takes solar panels down.

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. Originally panels were installed in the late 70s during president jimmy carter s administration but president ronald reagan removed them in 1986 because of a roof leak and decided not to. Author natalie goldstein wrote in global warming. In 1979 jimmy carter in a forward looking move installed solar panels in the roof of the white house.

In 1986 ronald reagan removed the solar panels installed by jimmy carter from the white house. Petroskey a white house spokesman said friday putting them back up would be very unwise based on cost. Morton prince lamented the consequences of the new administration s war on solar cells. I was losing all my best people prince complained.

This symbolic installation was taken down in 1986 during the reagan presidency. When the reagans moved into the white house in 1981 they inherited 32 solar panels generating carbon free electricity on the west wing roof. Unsurprisingly reagan slashed the meager carter outlay for photovoltaics by two thirds. The panels of the system had been dismantled to fix the roof underneath.

The panels of the. Five years later president reagan inexplicably had the free clean energy sources removed. The solar panels which were. President ronald reagan took office in 1981 and the solar panels were removed during his administration.

Reagan took solar panels off the white house. The reagan administration says it will not replace a solar water heating system that was installed in the white house in the carter administration. Here is a video we created on the issue. Reagan was quoted as saying the panels were unsightly and unnecessary.

The head of the government s photovoltaic program dr. It was clear reagan had a completely different take on energy consumption.