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QR 2ND QTR FY 96; Report; April 1996.
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This is the Second Quarter of the Quarterly Progress Report of FY1996 for the Solar Thermal Electric Program. A need for new electric generating capacity, a heightened awareness of the environmental impacts associated with energy generation and use, and increased attention to energy
This is the Second Quarter of the Quarterly Progress Report of FY1996 for the Solar Thermal Electric Program. A need for new electric generating capacity, a heightened awareness of the environmental impacts associated with energy generation and use, and increased attention to energy
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efficiency will lead to a greater demand for solar thermal electric and other alternative energy technologies in the years ahead. To date, over 350 MWe of solar thermal electric systems have been installed in the United States, representing over 90% of the world's installed solar capacity. This power meets the needs of over 350,000 people and annually displaces the energy equivalent of 2.3 million barrels of oil. In addition, key cooperative joint ventures representing a 50/50 cost share between the federal government and the private sector have been established for power tower, parabolic dish/engine, and parabolic trough technologies. These joint ventures, valued at more than $150 million, strengthen the partnership among industry, utilities, and users. They are some of the current steps being taken to reduce levelized energy costs from solar thermal electric plants to between 6 and 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, thus leading to direct competition with conventional technologies. Show Less