In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels on the White House in response to an oil embargo, signaling energy independence as a national concern.
Ernest Moniz remarked that 'no one can ever embargo the sun or interrupt its delivery to us' while emphasizing Carter's forward-thinking approach to renewable energy.
The removal of the panels during Reagan's administration marked a setback, yet they continued to generate power in a small Maine college before scattering across the U.S. and China.
Carter's installation of solar panels was ahead of its time, as it took another decade for Congress to hold the first hearing on climate change.
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