Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978

Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978
Long title	An Act to provide for an accelerated program of research, development, and demonstration of solar photovoltaic energy technologies leading to early competitive commercial applicability of such technologies to be carried out by the Department of Energy, with the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Bureau of Standards, the General Services Administration, and other Federal agencies.
Acronyms (colloquial)	SPERDDA
Enacted by	the 95th United States Congress
Effective	November 4, 1978
Citations
Public law	95-590
Statutes at Large	92 Stat. 2513
Codification
Titles amended	42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. ch. 71, subch. III § 5581 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 12874 by Mike McCormack (D–WA) on May 25, 1978; Committee consideration by House Science and Technology, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Passed the House on June 28, 1978 (385-14); Passed the Senate on October 10, 1978 (Passed, in lieu of S. 3392); Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on November 4, 1978;

For Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974, please see Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974 - Wikipedia.

Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978 is a United States statute authorizing the research and development of photovoltaic systems utilizing solar irradiance or sunlight as a source for electricity generation. The Act of Congress promotes energy conservation by the displacement of conventional energy systems dependent upon alternative fuel and fossil fuel resources.

The H.R. 12874 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on November 4, 1978.^[1]^[2]

^ "Jimmy Carter, Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978 ~ Statement on Signing H.R. 12874 Into Law". The American Presidency Project ~ John Woolley and Gerhard Peters. University of California - Santa Barbara. November 4, 1978.
^ Carter, Jimmy E. (November 4, 1978). "Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978: Statement on Signing H.R. 12874 Into Law - November 4, 1978". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1964–1965.

[1] "Jimmy Carter, Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978 ~ Statement on Signing H.R. 12874 Into Law". The American Presidency Project ~ John Woolley and Gerhard Peters. University of California - Santa Barbara. November 4, 1978.

[2] Carter, Jimmy E. (November 4, 1978). "Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978: Statement on Signing H.R. 12874 Into Law - November 4, 1978". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1964–1965.

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