Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§8273 Purpose of program
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 91— - NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVE › Part Part C— - Federal Photovoltaic Utilization › § 8273
Summary
Start a program to speed up a commercial solar-electric industry so solar systems become a public option, cut federal fossil-fuel costs, promote life-cycle cost savings in government, and collect program performance data.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §8273
The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The purpose of the program established by section 8272 of this title is to—
(1)accelerate the growth of a commercially viable and competitive industry to make photovoltaic solar electric systems available to the general public as an option in order to reduce national consumption of fossil fuel;
(2)reduce fossil fuel costs to the Federal Government;
(3)stimulate the general use within the Federal Government of methods for the minimization of life cycle costs; and
(4)develop performance data on the program established by section 8272 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 8273
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73