Decentralized Solar Energy Technology Assessment Program: review of activities (April 1978-December 1979)

The Decentralized Solar Energy Technology Assessment Program (TAP), sponsored by the Office of Solar Energy, Department of Energy, is a technology assessment and planning activity directed at local communities. Specifically, the objectives of the TAP are: (1) to assess the socioeconomic and institut...

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Main Authors: Bronfman, B.H., Carnes, S.A., Schweitzer, M., Peelle, E., Enk, G.
Language:unknown
Published: 2013
Subjects:
14 SOLAR ENERGY
COMMUNITIES
SOLAR ENERGY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
EDUCATION
ENERGY CONSERVATION
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
KENTUCKY
LEGAL ASPECTS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
NEW YORK
OHIO
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC POLICY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
STATE GOVERNMENT
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
GREAT LAKES REGION
INFORMATION
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
SOUTHEAST REGION
USA
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5305728
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5305728
https://doi.org/10.2172/5305728
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Summary:The Decentralized Solar Energy Technology Assessment Program (TAP), sponsored by the Office of Solar Energy, Department of Energy, is a technology assessment and planning activity directed at local communities. Specifically, the objectives of the TAP are: (1) to assess the socioeconomic and institutional impacts of the widespread use of renewable energy technologies; (2) to involve communities in planning for their energy futures; and (3) to plan for local energy development. This report discusses two major efforts of the TAP during the period April 1978 to December 1979: the community TA's and several support studies. Four communities have been contracted to undertake an assessment-planning exercise to examine the role of solar renewable energy technologies in their future. The communities selected are the Southern Tier Central Region of New York State, (STC); Richmond, Kentucky, Kent, Ohio; and Franklin County, Massachusetts. Descriptions and progress to date of the community TA's are presented in detail. Two major support study efforts are also presented. A review of existing literature on the legal and institutional issues relative to the adoption of decentralized solar technologies is summarized. A preliminary analysis of potential socioeconomic impacts and other social considerations relative to decentralized solar technologies is also described.

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