Coal Museum Installs Solar Panels

Not everyone is sold on green energy.

Coal museum installs solar panels.

Cnn you wouldn t expect a museum dedicated to the coal industry to run on anything other than coal but a mining museum in kentucky is soon to be solar powered. It s also a symbol of the state s efforts to. Putting solar panels on the roof of the coal museum is just one part of benham s energy project which is expected to cost between 400 000 and 500 000 and is being funded through philanthropic. Brandon robinson the museum s.

The kentucky coal mining museum is home to a 1940s steam locomotive early mining tools artifacts donated by country icon loretta lynn and as of this week a solar panel array. The kentucky coal mining museum. It s in harlan county ky and depicts quote the lives that revolve around the coal industry and wymt reports the museum gets its. The kentucky coal mining museum is switching to solar energy.

But one recent convert is an institution dedicated to the legacy of fossil fuels. For the supporters of the solar industry the move is an. Kentucky coal museum installs solar panels because it will save money we believe that this project will help save at least 8 000 to 10 000 off the energy costs on this building alone. The museum in benham owned by the southeast kentucky community and technical college has decided to go green to save a little money.

The museum is installing solar panels on its roof part of a project aimed at lowering the energy costs of one of the city s largest electric customers. The kentucky coal mining museum is switching to a new form of energy solar power. The museum in benham began installing the solar panels on tuesday wymt reported.