If Reagan had built on Carter’s commitment to renewable energy we might have cut years from our clean power goals.

Carbondale-based energy company Sunsense Solar marked its 35th anniversary. The milestone is an impressive one amid a new era ...

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 ...

The solar industry has come of age, developing into a technology that is rapidly replacing coal, oil, and natural gas ...

In 1986, Reagan had the solar panels removed during repairs to the roof of the White House. President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office. Diana Walker/Getty Images.

President Ronald Reagan removed the solar panels in 1986. After President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100, world leaders, including former US presidents and the British royal family, ...

Carter's solar panels were removed during repairs to the White House roof and were not reinstalled. "Putting them back up would be very unwise, based on cost," Reagan's White House press secretary ...