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Why did Ronald Reagan take down the solar panels from the whitehouse?
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∙ 10y ago
The solar panels were installed during the Presidency of Jimmy Carter. Ronald Reagan was quoted as saying the solar panels were "were unsightly and unnecessary." The solar panels, which were for heating water, were removed and placed on a college (Unity College in Maine) where they remained in service for another 12 years. (This answer is based on sources that referenced the removing of the solar panels at the time of removal in 1986)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThey were taken down by Ronald Reagan. George Charles Szego, the engineer who persuaded Carter to install the solar panels, reportedly claimed that Reagan Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan "felt that the equipment was just a joke, and he had it taken down."
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Why did Ronald Reagan remove the solar panels from the White House installed by Jimmy Carter?
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