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Brenda

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2. Hey Oldtimeralso, I did not know that - here's an article about it
Thu May 9, 2024, 06:08 PM
May 9
https://people.com/politics/jimmy-carter-solar-panel-farm-powers-plains-georgia/
Published on February 21, 2020

Jimmy Carter Put Solar Panels on His Farmland and They're Now Powering Half of His Georgia Hometown

While Jimmy Carter was in the White House, he championed new energy and became the first president to use solar panels to power portions of the building. That legacy has continued decades later and in a place much closer to Carter’s home — literally: Since 2017, the nation’s 39th president has used 10 acres of his farmland to power most of his hometown in Plains, Georgia.

Where the famed peanut-farming president used to grow crops like nuts and soybeans, 3,852 solar panels now stand to capture the Georgia sunlight, providing more than 50 percent of the small town’s energy.


Edited to add:

Thanks Oldtimeralso for letting me know about this and a big THANK YOU to Jimmy Carter for everything you've done for people in Georgia and America.
Solar Farm Oldtimeralso May 9 #1
Hey Oldtimeralso, I did not know that - here's an article about it Brenda May 9 #2
Link to map of President Carter's solar farm CoopersDad May 10 #6
Brenda, Think. Again. May 9 #3
Thanks my friend! Brenda May 9 #4
I wish you only the best of luck with it! Think. Again. May 9 #5
That's great LiberaBlueDem May 13 #7
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