From: Essential Information <ei@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: sci.energy
Date: 31 Dec 92 12:38 PST
Subject: Re: Energy Ideas -- Solar Power
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!ei    Dec 31 12:38:00 1992



RESOURCES AND REFERENCES

       PV Applications: A Guide for Decision Makers, a free
publication from the Florida  Solar Energy Center, 300 State Road
401, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 32920, (407) 783-  0300.

       Promoting Solar Electric Systems to State Agencies, John R.
Dunlop, Interstate Solar  Coordination Council, 900 American Center
Building, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101,  (612) 296-4737.

       The Interstate Solar Coordination Council has received a
grant from the Environmental  Protection Agency to develop a Guide
to Renewable Energy Systems for state and  local purchasing agents.

Expected to be available for distribution in 1993, the guide  will
include information on PV, small wind ( <50 kw) and solar water
heating systems  for government applications.  The publication is
being developed in conjunction with  the Solar Energy Industries
Association and Sandia National Laboratories and will be  widely
distributed in each state.  More information will be published as
this project  progresses.  (If you are interested in receiving a
copy, contact Jonathan Kleinman,  Energy Ideas, P.O. Box 19367,
Washington, DC, 20036, (202) 307-8030.)

       The Photovoltaic System Design Assistance Center (PVDAC)
maintains a database  that covers stand-alone and utility-connected
photovoltaic systems.  It uses the  database, along with
evaluations of operating systems and related components, to assist 
potential users of photovoltaics.  PVDAC, Sandia National
Laboratories, Albuquerque,  New Mexico, 87185, (505) 844-6111.

       Renewable Energy: A National Directory of Resources,
Contacts and Companies is a  1992 directory of more than 1,600
citizen groups, businesses and government agencies  working on
renewable energy.  To receive a copy, send $12.50 to Public
Citizen, 215  Pennsylvania Ave SW, Washn, DC, 20003.

       The National Appropriate Technology Assistance Service
(NATAS) provides technical  assistance to help implement energy
efficiency and renewable energy products.   NATAS assists with
planning energy systems, installation methods and identification 
and comparison of designs and components. (NATAS, U.S. Department
of Energy,  P.O. Box 2525, Butte, MT, 59702, inside MT: (800)
428-1718, outside MT:(800) 428-  2525.)

       The National Renewable Energy Laboratory produces technical
publications on solar  and other renewable technologies and
provides responses to technical inquiries.  (Technical Inquiry
Service, NREL, 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden. CO, 80401, (303) 231- 
7303.) 

       The Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) has eight
chapters across the nation  which can provide assistance on both
the financial and technical aspects of a project.  The chapters are
located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, 
Metropolitan Washington, DC, New Mexico and Oregon.  (Solar Energy
Industry  Association, 777 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 805,
Washington, DC, 20002, (202)  408-0660.)

       Your state energy office and local utility.



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