A kentucky museum devoted to the history of coal is abandoning its namesake for a simple reason.
Coal mining museum solar panels.
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.
The move generated surprised headlines across the country.
Solar panels are hot even in the heart of coal country.
The kentucky coal mining museum is switching to a new form of energy solar power.
The kentucky coal mining museum in benham is owned by southeast kentucky community and technical college.
Brandon robinson the museum s.
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 museum which opened in 1994 with the help of some state funding houses relics from the state s coal mining past including items from the personal collection of coal miner s daughter.
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.
An unlikely building is switching to solar powered energy.
It s also a symbol of the state s efforts to.