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

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

Nearly 40 years after President Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the White House's roof, he watched nearly 4,000 of ...

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

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

Not all of Carter's forgotten wins have to do with energy. Carter signed many deregulation bills, which targeted airlines, ...

Jimmy Carter’s White House solar panels are a symbol — not so much of a road not taken but of a road not taken fast enough in ...

President Carter had a visionary understanding of the climate change crisis ahead, which only grows more profound with each passing year.

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.

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.