42 U.S.C. § 9210 — Analysis of applications of wind energy systems

The Secretary^* must (1) conduct with appropriate agencies a Federal-facilities study of wind-system potential. It must (A) identify sites where systems compete economically with the marginal cost of new conventional energy, (B) identify sites and uses at Defense, Transportation (including Coast Guard, FAA, and Federal Highway Administration), Commerce, Agriculture, Interior, and any other necessary agencies, (C) give Congress a preliminary report within nine months after September 8, 1980, and (D) give Congress within 12 months a detailed plan for system power generation at specific Federal sites; (2) study the effect of widespread systems, at different market-penetration levels, on the existing electric utility system; (3) decide whether additional user or manufacturer incentives are needed in potential markets and recommend them to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and House Science and Technology Committee within 18 months after that date; (4) evaluate actual system performance in residential, agricultural, large- and small-scale irrigation pumping, industrial, commercial, remote nonnetwork utility, and other uses and report to Congress within two years; and (5) consult appropriate agencies, industry, and scientific and technical experts. The Secretary may combine ongoing Department of Energy or other-agency studies with these studies to avoid unnecessary duplicated work or funding.