Coal Museum Installs Solar Panels

England s big pit national coal museum has installed 200 solar panels to help.

Coal museum installs solar panels.

The museum in benham began installing the solar panels on tuesday wymt reported. The kentucky coal mining museum. 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 kentucky coal mining museum in an effort to save on its monthly electric bill is getting about 80 solar panels installed on its roof. Brandon robinson the museum s. 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.

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. 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. Wales national coal mining museumlocated at big pit blaenavon nr abergavenny in south wales now has 200 photovoltaic solar panels erected on the big pit museum s roof with. For the supporters of the solar industry the move is an.

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. But one recent convert is an institution dedicated to the legacy of fossil fuels. The museum in benham owned by the southeast kentucky community and technical college has decided to go green to save a little money.