Coal Mining Museum Solar Panels

The museum in benham owned by the southeast kentucky community and technical college has decided to go green to save a little money.

Coal mining museum solar panels.

Four years later his campaign got its biggest win when the kentucky coal mining museum a 36 000 square foot shrine to the business that built benham installed about 80 solar panels on its roof in hopes of saving money on energy. The museum in benham began installing the solar panels on tuesday wymt reported. An unlikely building is switching to solar powered energy. Now it s embracing solar energy.

The kentucky coal mining museum in benham is owned by southeast kentucky community and technical college. Renewable energy world reports. The museum which memorializes kentucky s history. Don t look to the kentucky coal mining museum to bring coal back.

The move generated surprised headlines across the country. 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 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 is switching to a new form of energy solar power.

The kentucky coal mining museum in benham owned by southeast kentucky community and technical college is switching to solar power to save money.