42 U.S.C. § 5592 : US Code - Section 5592: Priorities

Search 42 U.S.C. § 5592 : US Code - Section 5592: Priorities

The Secretary shall set priorities, as far as possible consistent
with the intent and operation of this subchapter, in accordance
with the following criteria:
(1) The applications utilizing photovoltaic systems which will be
part of the research, development, and demonstration program and
testing and demonstration programs referred to in sections 5583,
5584, 5585, and 5586 of this title shall be located in a sufficient
number of different geographic areas in the United States to assure
a realistic and effective demonstration of the use of photovoltaic
systems and of the applications themselves, in both rural and urban
locations and under climatic conditions which vary as much as
possible.
(2) The projected costs of commercial production and maintenance
of the photovoltaic systems utilized in the testing and
demonstration programs established under this subchapter should be
taken into account.
(3) Encouragement should be given in the conduct of programs
under this subchapter to those projects in which funds are
appropriated by any State or political subdivision thereof for the
purpose of sharing costs with the Federal Government for the
purchase and installation of photovoltaic components and systems.