The panels, removed under Ronald Reagan, found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates.

Amid the energy crisis of the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter hoped to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.

Nearly 40 years after President Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the White House's roof, he watched nearly 4,000 of ...

Unity College acquired the panels in 1991 after they were removed from the White House, and they were used to heat water at ...

In 1979, the Carter administration installed 32 solar panels at the white house. The panels, which were used to heat water, ...

In the renewable energy arena, Jimmy Carter is perhaps best known for having solar panels installed on the roof of the White ...

The peanut farmer turned president, who died Sunday at 100, put solar panels on the White House and once spent 89 seconds ...

When it came to protecting Mother Earth, in many respects, the late President Jimmy Carter was way ahead of his time.

Jimmy Carter established a green legacy in the fields, forests and river bottoms of Georgia as much as he did in the White ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Jimmy Carter speaks against a backdrop of solar panels at ...

Jan. 5—The need for alternative sources of energy and a desire for energy independence prompted President Jimmy Carter to install the first solar panels on the roof of the White House in 1979.