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Two are on display at the Carter Library, the rest are still at Unity College: http://www.unity.edu/NewsEvents/News/UnityGoogle09.aspx
The same page also indicates that “President Ronald Reagan took the solar panels down in 1986 when the White House roof was repaired.”
I’m guessing that there was a fair amount of refurbishment necessary to bring the panels into working order after they were taken down. That Unity has stopped using them indicates that they may have reached the end of their functional lifespan.
Comment by Don Hosek — January 28, 2009 @ 4:43 pm