National Solar Energy Policy: Joint Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Energy Development and Applications of the Committee on Science and Technology and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, June 14, 21, 1979U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - 944 pages |
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... effective technologies . To be sure , as with all other energy sources , there remains vast scope for improvement in solar hard- ware through continuing research and development . Nonetheless , existing solar technologies - along with ...
... effective technologies . To be sure , as with all other energy sources , there remains vast scope for improvement in solar hard- ware through continuing research and development . Nonetheless , existing solar technologies - along with ...
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... effective energy conservation . Energy conservation and solar energy go hand in hand , there being little point in installing a solar system if a conservation technique is more cost effective -- and today conservation is by far the best ...
... effective energy conservation . Energy conservation and solar energy go hand in hand , there being little point in installing a solar system if a conservation technique is more cost effective -- and today conservation is by far the best ...
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... effective conservation must be linked with a solar energy program . We have looked at market penetration possibilities for solar energy and we conclude that by the year 2000 in California in the vicinity of 20 to 25 percent of the ...
... effective conservation must be linked with a solar energy program . We have looked at market penetration possibilities for solar energy and we conclude that by the year 2000 in California in the vicinity of 20 to 25 percent of the ...
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... effective policy that , I think , are extremely important and are fairly clear : First , we need to reach a broad consensus of where solar fits . I don't think we have that consensus today . Second , we need a serious commitment , a ...
... effective policy that , I think , are extremely important and are fairly clear : First , we need to reach a broad consensus of where solar fits . I don't think we have that consensus today . Second , we need a serious commitment , a ...
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... effective at the margin . They can't compete with conventional fuels . If you are going to invest more money in solar equipment than you would invest in new coal mines or imported oil , then the economy will be less robust . If on the ...
... effective at the margin . They can't compete with conventional fuels . If you are going to invest more money in solar equipment than you would invest in new coal mines or imported oil , then the economy will be less robust . If on the ...
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