Assuring consumer information and protection in the solar market: need, status, strategy
In this report the Consumer Energy Council has examined a number of basic issues affecting consumer assurance in the solar market. A general framework has been established to specify the role of consumer assurance as it relates both to government activity and a new consumer product industry. The available empirical evidence has been reviewed to identify the actual needs for consumer assurance in the solar market. By synthesizing the work of the SOLCAN Planning Project participants we have identified both the general thrust of existing consumer assurance mechanisms in the states and the direction that efforts to improve and expand those mechanisms are likely to take. Finally, several brief recommendations for combining the pieces of consumer assurance into an effective overall framework have been put forward.
- Research Organization:
- Consumer Energy Council of America, Washington, DC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-77CH00178
- OSTI ID:
- 6379603
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CH/00178-T23; ON: DE85001305
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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