Former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson Jason Carter led an intimate crowd of nearly 20 people onto the roof of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on Tuesday, June 20 for the first viewing of the building’s new solar energy system.
The solar photovoltaic system introduced is 116kW and consists of 324 solar panels on the roof of the building. The panels are projected to reduce the library’s annual energy costs by $15,000. It replaces 7 percent of the library’s power and could possibly fuel at least 13 homes.
The solar panels began being installed by Honeywell International and its subcontractor Inman Solar on May 22, and were recently completed and tested just last week. Inman Solar principal Steve Chiariello noted the installation as being a challenging, but energy fulfilling process.
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