White House to install solar panels

The move to power the first family's residence with solar energy is part of an Energy Department effort to portray solar power as reliable and accessible.WASHINGTON — More than two decades after President Reagan had a solar water-heating system removed from the White House roof, President Obama will become the first to use solar energy as a means for powering the first family's White House residence.

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