Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act of 2001, United States
Published: December 12, 2008, 9:00 pm
Updated: December 12, 2008, 9:00 pm
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Cutler J. Cleveland
Photovoltaic panels at Oberlin College's Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental studies; the panes cover 4,682 square feet on the buildings south-facing curved roof. (Source: NREL)
The United States Congress enacted the Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act of 2001 in an attempt to accelerate growth of the commercial photovoltaic industry. Under the Act, the General Services Administration (GSA) was directed to provide for the procurement of photovoltaic (PV) solar electric systems for use in new and existing federal buildings. The GSA established a PV energy commercialization program to procure and install PV technology with the goal of establishing 20,000 solar systems in federal buildings by 2010. The GSA is responsible for dictating the rules and regulations for monitoring and assessing the performance and operation of the installed PVs, and for submitting an annual report on the program's achievements. To ensure the best performance from the PV systems, the GSA is enabled access to the most advanced technology available. Through this Act, the Photovoltaic Energy Commercialization Program receives US$210,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and the Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Program receives US$52,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
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Ida Kubiszewski PhD (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act of 2001, United States". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth December 12, 2008; Last revised Date December 12, 2008; Retrieved May 23, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Federal_Photovoltaic_Utilization_Act_of_2001,_United_States>
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Dr. Ida Kubiszewski is a Senior Lecturer at the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University. She is also a co-founder and former-Managing Editor the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Kubiszewki is currently working as the Managing Editor for a magazine/journal hybrid called Solutions. Solutions is an outlet for discussions focusing on solutions to the complex problems we are now facing in ... (Full Bio)
Photovoltaic panels at Oberlin College's Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental studies; the panes cover 4,682 square feet on the buildings south-facing curved roof. (Source: NREL)
The United States Congress enacted the Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act of 2001 in an attempt to accelerate growth of the commercial photovoltaic industry. Under the Act, the General Services Administration (GSA) was directed to provide for the procurement of photovoltaic (PV) solar electric systems for use in new and existing federal buildings. The GSA established a PV energy commercialization program to procure and install PV technology with the goal of establishing 20,000 solar systems in federal buildings by 2010. The GSA is responsible for dictating the rules and regulations for monitoring and assessing the performance and operation of the installed PVs, and for submitting an annual report on the program's achievements. To ensure the best performance from the PV systems, the GSA is enabled access to the most advanced technology available. Through this Act, the Photovoltaic Energy Commercialization Program receives US$210,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and the Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Program receives US$52,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
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