The great adventure: a report on the 10 regional public hearings on solar energy for the domestic policy review

Technical Report · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6398004· OSTI ID:6398004

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) was subcontracted by Franklin Institute to work with them in conducting the public hearings for the Domestic Policy Review of Solar Energy--a hearing in each of the ten regional areas of the U.S. In Section I, the ILSR report on the hearings is presented, and their major policy recommendations are (1) the Federal government should move aggressively from research to commercialization, marketing, and public education; (2) decentralization both in program process and in context should be pursued vigorously; (3) the government should emphasize small-scale systems, small businesses, individual inventors, community organizations, and small research groups in its funding programs; (4) solar-energy systems that are decentralist are preferred over the more central-oriented; (5) passive solar design was the major technology recommended throughout; (6) DOE must streamline its grants process and reduce paperwork that proposals require; (7) the major item required for a successful solar industry is rapid passage of the solar income tax credit, either within, or separate from, the National Energy Act; (8) low-interest loans and investment capital are required by small businesses; (9) public information on solar energy should be more available; (10) the budget for solar should be increased substantially; and (11) solar programs should be related to job-creation programs. Then, in Section II, the Franklin Institute Research Laboratories report on the public hearings, including panel discussions is presented.

• Research Organization: Franklin Inst. Research Labs., Philadelphia, PA (USA); Institute for Local Self Reliance, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6398004
• Report Number(s): HCP/U6354-01
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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