42 U.S.C. § 9210 : US Code - Section 9210: Analysis of applications of wind energy systems

Search 42 U.S.C. § 9210 : US Code - Section 9210: Analysis of applications of wind energy systems

The Secretary shall -
(1) initiate and conduct a federal applications study for wind
energy systems, cooperatively with appropriate Federal agencies
to determine the potential for the use of wind systems at
specific Federal facilities; and this study shall -
(A) include an analysis which determines those sites at which
wind energy systems are economically competitive with the
marginal costs of new conventional energy sources in the areas;
(B) identify potential sites and uses of wind energy systems
at the following agencies as well as any others which the
Secretary deems necessary:
(i) the Department of Defense;
(ii) the Department of Transportation (including the United
States Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, and
the Federal Highway Administration);
(iii) the Department of Commerce;
(iv) the Department of Agriculture; and
(v) the Department of the Interior;
(C) provide a preliminary report to the Congress within nine
months after September 8, 1980; and
(D) include the presentation of a detailed plan for the use
of wind energy systems for power generation at specific sites
in Federal Government agencies to the Congress within twelve
months after September 8, 1980;
(2) study the effects, at varying levels of market penetration,
of the widespread utilization of wind energy systems on the
existing electrical utility system;
(3) determine the necessity for, and make recommendations to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and
the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives within eighteen months after September 8, 1980,
on, the need for any additional incentives for either users or
manufacturers, in each of the potential markets for wind energy
systems, to accelerate the widespread utilization of wind energy
technologies;
(4) evaluate the actual performance of wind energy systems in
various applications, including but not limited to residential,
agricultural, large and small scale irrigation pumping,
industrial, commercial, remote nonnetwork utility, and other
applications, and report thereon to the Congress within two years
after September 8, 1980; and
(5) in carrying out his functions under this section, consult
with the appropriate government agencies, industry
representatives, and members of the scientific and technical
community having expertise and interest in this subject.
The Secretary, as appropriate, may merge any continuing or on-going
studies within the Department of Energy or any other Federal agency
with those required under this section to avoid any unnecessary
duplication of effort or funding.