Amish Turn to Solar Power for Electricity. By Fabian Loehe, PhillyInquirer, September 21, 2008. "Despite their reclusion from the modern world, the plain-living Amish are leading the way when it comes to embracing solar energy. On rural back roads where plain-clothed Amish still drive their horse-drawn buggies, small black-and-purple panels have sprung up on barns and houses. They twinkle in the sun, charging batteries that once got their power from diesel generators or gas-powered machines. The Amish shun connections to the outside, including the power grid, to run their buggy batteries, electric fences, refrigerators and sewing machines. But within their religious framework, using the sun to charge their batteries is acceptable, at least for some purposes."
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