State solar-legislation resource book

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5406879

The major steps in the legislative process are reviewed and some of the features unique to southern legislatures and some common to all are described. State solar legislation is examined and some projections are made. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of nine major types of adopted solar legislation are presented. The major state solar legislation of the 1970s is briefly summarized and possible legislative initiatives for the 1980s are outlined. Some questions are presented that proponents of solar energy must be prepared to address. Three case studies from Georgia, Maine, and South Carolina are presented to give concrete examples of the problems solar legislation can face and the complexities of the legislative process. Criteria for judging solar legislation are examined, and an overview is presented of the total public policy process as it relates to solar energy. Appended are a glossary of legislative terms, and a selected bibliography. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Southern Solar Energy Center Planning Project, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-79CS30166
• OSTI ID: 5406879
• Report Number(s): SSEC/SP-33143; ON: DE82009565
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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