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EMD-77-8 1 (1976-11-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabsi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: . UNITED ATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE .:\ - zWASHINGTON. v.C. 20548 0< O ENERGY AND MINERALS NOV 3 9 1976 DIVISION I.*L B-178205 The Honorable Robert C. Seamans IIIII I I IIII III III III Administrator, Energy Research LM101160 and Development Administration Dear Dr.- Seamans: We have surveyed the Energy Research and Development Administration's (ERDA) solar energy research, development, and demonstration program to assess the adequacy of the planning process established to meet program goals.-Although ERDA has initiated program plans and will periodically update them as the solar technologies develop, we noted some oppor- tunities for improving the planning process. Specifically, ERDA should: --Establish a formal system for setting priorities for allocating resources among dit erent solar tecnno- logies to provide Congress and others with better visibility concerning program needs. --Expedite the development of measurable cost and per- formance objectives for all solar technologies. --Establish a system of decision points for use in evaluating the progress of the program. We conducted our survey at ERDA Headquarters in Wash- ington, D.C. and at other selected Federal agencies and non- Government entities involved in solar energy research and development. BACKGROUND Under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-438), responsibility for solar energy research and de- velopment, previously scattered in several agencies, was centralized in ERDA. This act, combined with the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-409), the Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demon- stration Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-473), and the Federal Non- nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 EMD-77-8

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