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EMD-78-40 1 (1978-04-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxyi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMNIT RESURE 070915 - fB2687736 I Solar Demonstratioas on Federal Res'.dences. ettec Planning and Management Control Needed. 18D-78-40; D-178205. April 14, 1S78. 14 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Enerfjy; by Monte Canfield# Jr., Director* Energy and Minerals Div. Issue Area: Energy (1600); Science end Technology: Management and Oversight ef Programs (2004). Ccntact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Vunction: Natural Resoarces, Environment, and Energy: Energy (305). Organisatica concerned: Department of Defense; Energy Research and Development Administration. Congress.onal el-vance: House Committee on Science and Technology; Senate Committee on Energy and Witural. Resources. Authority: Solar Heating and Cooling oemonstration Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-409). Department of Energy Organization Act (P.L. 95-91). Small ensiness Act (15 u.S.C. 6341). Pursuant to the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974, the former Energy ResearcA and Development Adsiniqtroaion (EDA) provided the Departen1. of Defense (DOD) with $3.1 million in funding authority for tse solar demonstration projects on Federal residences. Findings/Conclusions The first solar demonstratiou project, after expenditures of $719,000 aLd an 18 Month schedule slippage, was never completed bo-.ause the solar systems to t- used in the project were overdesigned. This prevented the project from reaching its cost objectives. Condequently, DOD sought and obtained ZRDA's approval to terminate the projnct and redirect the remaining funds to other DOUi slar efforts unich were not consistent with the rcle given DOD under the act. This situation could hava been avoided had ERDI and DOD developed a detailed program pl&n before initiating the project and worked together to implement an effective monitoring system. Recommendations: The Secretary of Energy should xequire that detailed plans be developed by DOD and formally approvw by the Department of Energy (DOE) for all solar demonstration projects. Such plans should be developed immediately for DOD's second deonstration project and should include rroj*ct objectives, milestones, decision points, target dates, and aesign and cost information associated with the solar heating systems to be demonstrated. The Secretary of Energy shouli work vith DOD to establish and implement a formal project monitoring system that would enable DOE management to track p'ogtess through periodic and freguent progress reports. To the eztent practical* the Secretary should limit the redirecLion of funds for DOD's first project tc those activities that relate to the demonstration of solar heating devices on Federal residential dwellings.

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