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

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

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

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.

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. Amid an energy crisis, Carter hoped to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. President Ronald ...

Jimmy Carter is famous for installing solar panels on the White House and shepherding the nation through the oil crises of ...

“President Carter was four decades ahead of his time,” said Manish Bapna, who leads the Natural Resources Defense Council.