Coal Museum Installs Solar Panels

The museum which memorializes kentucky s history.

Coal museum installs solar panels.

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. The museum located in the southeast kentucky town of benham aims to shine a light on the important role coal played and continues to play in meeting our energy needs which makes it worth asking why it s moving away from. Solar panels are hot even in the heart of coal country. The kentucky coal mining museum is adding solar panels to its building.

The museum in benham owned by the southeast kentucky community and technical college has decided to go green to save a little money. It is estimated that the solar panels will offset about 400 000 648 000 during the next 25 years. The kentucky coal mining museum in benham owned by southeast kentucky community and technical college is switching to solar power to save money. It cost about 70 000 to install the panels which was funded by the museum.

In what it says is a cost saving move the kentucky coal museum is moving to solar power according to the associated press the museum is having 80 solar panels installed which it expects will. The museum in benham began installing the solar panels on tuesday wymt reported. The kentucky coal mining museum is switching to a new form of energy solar power. 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 museum is installing solar panels on its roof part of a project aimed at lowering the energy costs of one. 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.