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Roswells Mimosa Hall & Gardens to install Historic Solar Panel

The City of Roswell and Friends of Mimosa Hall recently installed a solar panel at historic Mimosa Hall, which was originally used in the White House during Jimmy Carters presidency. The solar panel is on loan from Unity College.

The event marks the 40-year commemoration of the original installation in the White House in 1979 and symbolizes progress, community, and continued efforts in alternative energy.

President Carters legacy has a special connection to Mimosa Hall, as Carters aunt, Emily Dolvin, lived across the street in what is known as the Roswell White House.

In 2019, Friends of Mimosa Hall & Gardens entered into a long-term loan agreement with Unity College, so this original, still-functional White House solar panel can be displayed at Mimosa Hall & Gardens as a beacon of inspiration.

As part of the sustainability efforts for Mimosa Hall & Gardens, Roswell Architect Simone du Boise, principal of Cadmus Construction, is implementing restoration designs to integrate solar power into Mimosa Halls roofline. The new roof will feature thin solar panels (about the thickness of a credit card) that will provide 100% of the buildings energy. Once the new roof is installed, Mimosa will be the oldest net-zero building in the United States, enabling the property to generate as much energy as it consumes saving the City of Roswell approximately $5,000 per year.

About the Historic Solar Panel
Forty years ago, President Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels on the White House roof, designed to use the sun as an energy source to heat hot water. In 1986, during a renovation, the panels were dismantled and placed in storage until 1991, when Unity College, Americas Environmental College in Unity, Maine, gave them a second life by refurbishing them and placing them atop the colleges cafeteria roof, where they heated water for many years until renovations were made.

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