# Blasphemy in Coal Country -- Coal-mining museum goes solar.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasphemy-in-coal-country-coal-mining-museum-goes-solar/783937>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 6, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasphemy-in-coal-country-coal-mining-museum-goes-solar/783937 "2017-04-06T23:56:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasphemy-in-coal-country-coal-mining-museum-goes-solar/783937/1 "2017-04-06T23:56:32Z")

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[Harlan County, Ky., has a coal-mining museum. It’s putting solar panels on the roof](https://www.yahoo.com/news/harlan-county-kentucky-coal-mining-museum-putting-solar-panels-roof-163133141.html), Christopher Wilson, Yahoo News, April 6, 2017.

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> A coal-mining museum in the heart of coal country is turning to solar power in an effort to save money and help the surrounding community.
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> “It is a little ironic,” said Robinson in an interview with EKB-TV, “but you know, coal and solar and all the different energy sources work together hand in hand. Of course, coal is still king around here, but when you talk about using other sources to start power, it’s always good to have more than one.
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> “We believe that this project will help save at least $8,000 to $10,000 off the energy costs on this building alone, so it’s a very worthy effort, and it’s going to save the college money in the long run,” added Robinson in an interview with WYMT.

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasphemy-in-coal-country-coal-mining-museum-goes-solar/783937/2 "2017-04-07T01:16:37Z")

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Unlike coal, the irony mines are still at full production.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blasphemy-in-coal-country-coal-mining-museum-goes-solar/783937/3 "2017-04-07T02:04:11Z")

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> “but you know, coal and solar and all the different energy sources work together hand in hand.”

Do they, though? Do they really?