Jimmy Carter built a solar farm in his hometown and it now powers half of the entire city

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.upworthy.com/former-president-jimmy-carter-built-a-solar-farm-in-his-hometown-and-now-it-powers-half-of-the-city



Tod Perry 02.18.20

Jimmy Carter was way ahead of the rest of America when he put solar panels on the White House. On June 20, 1979, he made a proud proclamation:

In the year 2000 this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy…. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people.
The 32-panel system was designed to heat water throughout the presidential residence.

"President Carter saw [solar] as a really valid energy resource, and he understood it. I mean, it is a domestic resource and it is huge," Fred Morse, director of Carter's solar energy program, told Scientific American.

"It was the symbolism of the president wanting to bring solar energy immediately into his administration," he continued.

Unfortunately, Ronald Reagan, who was no fan of alternative energy took the panels down from the White House when he took office a few years later.

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Love that man!!!

[hlthe2b]

1. It hurts to see how far we've come from such an honorable man as President.

Be well and be happy, Mr. President.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Puts a lump in my throat...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Wish I could put some on my roof.

We're still fighting Rotten Ronnie's legacy. Jimmy Carter is still fighting for everyone.

[Karadeniz]

4. Bless him...thanks for sharing!❤

[rampartc]

5. reagan took the solar water heater from the white house roof

and trashed the carter energy plan. the endless middle east wars are the inevitable consequence.

[JDC]

14. Indeed

[jls4561]

17. Well, the solar panels clashed with simpering Nancy's new WH china

That said, Carter is a true American hero.

[bdamomma]

6. what lovely man

he is, plus he was never a climate change denier. Thank you President Carter

[2naSalit]

7. K&R

[AllaN01Bear]

8. ron raygun was bought and payed for by standard oil of california and others

my hero is this man. mr obama and bill clinton. this guy esp. too bad mr . carter couldnt take it one step further and light the whole state .

[justhanginon]

9. Sometimes it is difficult to remember what it was like

to have intelligent presidents. Between the raygun, bush, and the present clown i'm not sure their cumulative iq's would match that of one average citizen.The days of listening to the president of the United States speak intelligently on both the the national and global stage at present are just a dimming memory. Still miss President Carter, President Clinton and President Obama. They made us all proud.

[malaise]

10. One of the most decent human beings in my entire lifetime

This atheist adores Carter - they laughed him to scorn. He has survived to have many last laughs.

[csziggy]

18. I don't think Mr. Carter is laughing mcuh

Too many of the things he warned us about and the wrongs he has worked to fix are still a plague on this country and the world. I suspect President Carter is very sad when he thinks of how his efforts have been stopped by so called leaders of this country.

[BigmanPigman]

11. I keep seeing commercials of Reagun joking about running for

POTUS and saying he didn't consider Carter as POTUS at all. Smoke comes out of my ears every time it is run.

[Evolve Dammit]

12. The removed and re-located panels have been, and are still operating at Unity College, Unity Maine.

[Trailrider1951]

13. President Carter was an honorable, moral president

and WAY ahead of his time. He also has more brains in his little finger than in all the heads of the entire Rump administration, both current and past/fired/resigned.

[sandensea]

15. Still making a difference! If only HW Bush hadn't convinced Iran to hold the hostages until January.

[Moostache]

16. Said it before...the most decent man to hold office in my lifetime...a true American hero

The treatment he received was undignified and beneath what he deserved. I will forever remeber the man and his principles...and the fact that he is what I believe ALL presidents should study before talking office. A genuine man of faith and conscience.

If only THIS was the template that Americans worshiped instead of blowhards and frauds like Trump and Bush and Reagan.

[c-rational]

20. +1

[seta1950]

19. Love President Carter

If only we had listened to him we’d be energy independent now. Unfortunately gop doesn’t want that.