An unlikely building is switching to solar powered energy.
Coal museum solar panels.
The museum in benham began installing the solar panels on tuesday wymt reported.
The museum which memorializes kentucky s history.
The coal museum switches to solar the kentucky coal museum depicts the lives that revolve around the coal industry but wymt reports they now get their power from solar panels because it s cheaper.
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 kentucky coal mining museum in benham owned by southeast kentucky community and technical college is switching to solar power to save money.
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 move generated surprised headlines across the country.