option. Any recommendations that you have to us to remove those barriers and provide incentives will be welcomed.

I am particularly interested in hearing whatever comments the industry might have concerning the utilities inclusion of their solar and conservation investments in the rate base, pursuant to the Environmental Defense Fund presentations. Unless the panel has any preference why don't we proceed with Mr. Vick.

PANEL II-UTILITY AND USERS IMPACTS-HOMER J. VICK, VICE PRESIDENT, WISCONSIN POWER LIGHT CO.; DR. KIRBY HOLTE, SOUTHERN EDISON INSTITUTE, ON BEHALF OF EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE, ROSEMEAD, CALIF.; DON VON RAESFELD, CITY MANAGER, SANTA CLARA, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, SANTA CLARA, CALIF.; ALBERTA C. SLAVIN, COMMISSIONER, MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, JEFFERSON CITY, MO.; AND DAVID ROE, REGIONAL COUNSEL, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, BERKELEY, CALIF.

[The biographical sketch and prepared statement of Mr. Vick follow:]

BIOGRAPHY OF HOMER J. VICK

Present Position:

Vice President

Rates and Consumer Services and Secretary, Wisconsin Power and Light Company, 222 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin

Birth Date and Place: February 22, 1924 McFarland, Wisconsin

Married to Elaine Lippert on March 2, 1946; three children:
Sherry Lee, Sue Ellen, Allen Jerome

Military Service:

U.S. Naval Reserve, July 1943 to July 1946 -
Lieutenant (J.G.). Went through the V-12
training program and served as an officer in
the Atlantic aboard the U.S.S. Denver.

Education: Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University in 1946 and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1949. Member of the faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Wisconsin from 1946 to 1950.

Previous Positions:

In 1950, joined the Wisconsin Power and Light
Company, doing analytical and design engineering
work. Later, took a two-year leave of absence
from the Company and was Assistant Director of
the Industrial Development Division of the
Governor's Office. Upon return, became In-
dustrial Development Engineer for Wisconsin
Power and Light Company and was in charge of
various training activities in the Engineering
Department, as well as special assignments in
operations analysis. Developed and taught a
course in engineering economics to management
and engineers of the Company. Had experience in
field operations. In 1965, became Director of
Data Processing; and in 1967 became Manager of
the Rate Department. In 1969, elected by the
Board of Directors of Wisconsin Power and Light
Company as Secretary in addition to his other
duties. In 1976, elected to the position of
Vice President Rates and Consumer Services and

Secretary.

As Director of Rates, conducted and developed rate proceedings before the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin in 1972 and 1973. Also conducted a rate proceeding before the Federal Power Commission.

Biography of Homer J. Vick
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Previous Positions: (cont.)

Outside Activities and Memberships

As Secretary of the Company, participated in
the conducting of Annual Meetings and the
necessary development of Notice of Annual
Meetings and Proxy Statements and, similarly,
financing of bond issues, preferred stock
and common stock issues, as they relate to
the development of Notices, SEC filings,
Commission applications, etc.

Also supervised the development of cost studies, engineering economic comparison of lease versus purchase alternatives for such things as computers, nuclear fuel and unit trains, and other utility projects.

Registered Professional Engineer and member of the following organizations:

Society of Professional Engineers
IEEE

Asst. Scout Master of Troop 53, McFarland
EEI Rate Committee

EEI/EPRI Task Force No. 4-Costing for Peak
Load Pricing

Who's Who in America

The Role of Utilities In the Development
of Solar Energy

Testimony of June 14, 1979
by Homer J. Vick*

Be fore

The House Science and Technology,
Energy Development and Applications
Subcommittee, and

The House Commerce, Energy and
Power Subcommittee.

I believe that electric and gas utilities should be allowed to actively participate in the development of the solar energy market and this active participation will not lead to domination of the solar industry or the solar market.

Utility domination will not occur because, as is the case for Wisconsin Power and Light as well as the other utilities, this participation in the solar market will be in full view of our customers, the Public Service Commission, and other governmental agencies and public interest groups. Therefore, as the solar market develops and the proper direction of the market can be more clearly determined, the aforementioned groups can directly affect the manner and the form that utility participation should

*Vice-President of Consumer Services and Rates for Wisconsin Power and Light Company. Wisconsin Power and Light Company operates in the southwest one-third of Wisconsin, with headquarters in Madison. Wisconsin Power and Light is a

combination utility with approximately 300,000 electric, gas and

water customers.

take to assure that the utility's involvement in solar energy will both stimulate the public's interest and encourage the public's participation.

My remarks represent Wisconsin Power and Light policy on how we perceive our role in the emerging solar energy

market.

WP&L's research program is actively pursuing certain forms of renewable resource technologies. We are studying small-scale, disbursed technologies that can be located at the customer's residence, e.g., wind energy systems, passive solar space heating, active solar water and space heating. We are involved in these projects because one or more of them will help our customers reduce their dependency on scarce fossil fuels, reduce their escalating bills to a minimum, and in turn allow our company to minimize the development of generating facilities and the need for additional capital.

WP&L is in the process of developing the necessary rate design and market infra-structure to enable our customers to purchase and incorporate these technologies in their homes, to have them

properly designed and installed, to obtain appropriate financing, and finally, to properly maintain these devices over their operating life.