White House to Get Solar Panels Above Obamas' Living Quarters

$35,000 in the 70's to only heat water in a wing of OFFICES! That is ludicrous. This solar system was for the office wing. What does one use hot water for in offices? No showers, no baths, no cooking, just washing their hands! This was typical of the Carter administration. No wonder our economy went down the toilet while he was in office.

Americans would save more money improving their houses insulation level and buying high E windows. Also, a small wind turbine attached to the house in most areas would give back a higher electric level. Solar is not a profitable option in many states.

RIGHT ON DSFG. IF SOMEONE PAID ME TO PUT SOLAR PANELS ON MY MY HOUSE, I'D DO IT IN A HEARTBEAT.

We make Solar panels in Michigan, so that is going to create jobs and at the same time save money for tax payers. And of course the President isn't expected to pay for the solar panels. Unless we get another President like Reagan in the WH that had the paels removed, they should last for a very long time.

i'll applaud obama for doing this, but it's too bad it took the negative publicity from his earlier refusal to get him to do so

Obama, and his wife, bought solar panels for the WH out of their pocket? Yeah right...something else WE, the taxpayer, provided for THEM.

the white house should get some common sense, never mind solar panels

Politics as USUAL..................

It's not real difficult to "lead by example" or commit to green energy if doing so with taxpayer dollars.

Bravo! We need to sever the reliance on foreign oil for our survival. Every step we take important, but this speaks volumes. We all, as Americans, need to get on board with alternative energy sources like solar. And as far as cost goes, I would rather pay for a step towards securing our future than to save the inflated salaries of fat cats. At least we can see where this money went.