CONTENTS

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[PART 1]

Beattie, Donald, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Solar, Geo-
thermal and Advanced Energy Systems, Energy Research and
Development Administration (accompanied Dr. John M. Teem)___
Craven, Donald B., Acting Assistant Administrator, Energy Resource
Development, Federal Energy Administration -
Hathaway, Hon. William D., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maine.
Kuhn, Edwin A., Acting Associate Assistant Administrator for
Energy Conversion, Federal Energy Administration (accompanied
Donald B. Craven)

Lutkefedder, Norman, Chief, Solar Energy Branch, Office of Energy
Conversion, Federal Energy Administration (accompanied Don-
ald B. Craven) -

McIntyre, Hon. Thomas J., a U.S. Senator from the State of New
Hampshire.

Menditch, Barney, president, General Heating Engineering Co., 5919
Central Ave., Capitol Heights, Md. 20027_

Moskow, Michael H., Ph. D., Assistant Secretary for Policy Develop-
ment and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Develop-

ment....

Nelson, Hon. Gaylord, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin, and chairman, Senate Small Business Committee, opening statement...

Norris, James P., executive director, National Environmental Systems
Contractors Association, 1501 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va.
22209 (accompanied Barney Menditch).

Piper, James R., president, Piper Hydro, Inc., 2895 East La Palma,
Anaheim, Calif. 92806..

Plunkett, Jerry D., Ph. D., president, Materials Consultants, Inc.,
2150 South Josephine Street, Denver, Colo. 80210...
Sherman, Joseph, Director, Division of Energy, Building Technology
and Standards, Department of Housing and Urban Development
(accompanied Dr. Michael H. Moskow)

Teem, John M., Ph. D., Assistant Administrator for Solar, Geothermal
and Advanced Energy Systems, Energy Research and Development
Administration___.

Afternoon session..

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EXHIBITS

EXHIBITS SUPPLIED FOR THE RECORD BY THE CHAIRMAN

Excerpt from remarks in the Senate by Senator Nelson, "Witness List and Discussion Questions Announced for Hearings on Solar Energy: How Much? How Much from Small Business? How Soon? Why not More? Why not Sooner?" the Congressional Record, May 8, 1975"Questions on Solar Energy," exhibit 1 from remarks in the Senate by Senator Nelson, May 8, 1975.

Table, "Estimates of U.S. Energy and Consumption, Total and by Function, and of Solar Energy Contributions, by Technology, 1980-2020," exhibit 2 from remarks in the Senate by Senator Nelson, May 8, 1975

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EXHIBITS SUPPLIED FOR THE RECORD BY SENATOR MCINTYRE

4. Tabulation of questionnaires sent by Senator McIntyre to solar heating and cooling firms on April 25, 1975.

5. Letter dated May 9, 1975, from John Z. De Lorean, president, John Z. De Lorean Corp., to Raymond D. Watts, General Counsel, Senate Select Committee on Small Business___

EXHIBIT SUPPLIED FOR THE RECORD BY JERRY D. PLUNKETT

6. Senator McIntyre's questions to Jerry D. Plunkett, Ph. D., with Dr. Plunkett's answers interspersed.___

EXHIBITS SUPPLIED FOR THE RECORD BY JAMES R. PIPER

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7. Letter dated May 9, 1975, from Mike Scott, vice president, General American Homes Corp., to James R. Piper...

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8. Letter dated May 8, 1975, from George Alexieve, Indian Hills Development Co., Inc., to James R. Piper.

9. Letter dated May 8, 1975, from Kenneth J. Abler, project architect, Frank L. Hope & Associates, to James R. Piper..

10. Letter dated May 8, 1975, from George S. Ledbetter, marketing manager, Washington Natural Gas Co., to George Alexieve, president, Solar Hydronics Co. - -

11. Letter dated May 7, 1975, from John F. Haugan, administrator, Lilac Plaza, to George Alexieve, president, Solar Hydronics Co. 12. Letter dated May 6, 1975, from Joe Boies, Sr., vice president, Royal City Builders, Inc., to James R. Piper..

13. Letter dated May 6, 1975, from Edward F. Raysinger, Jr., vice president, C.T.T.C. Inc., to James R. Piper..

14. Letter dated May 6, 1975, from Edward F. Raysinger, Jr., commercial loan consultant, Hollingsworth & Lord, Inc., to James R. Piper.. 15. Letter dated May 5, 1975, from James McKeehan, president, MW Development Corp., to James R. Piper.

16. Senator McIntyre's questions to James R. Piper, with Mr. Piper's answers interspersed..

17. Article by Kent Swigard, "Solar Energy's on the Job," SpokesmanReview, March 16, 1975

18. Brochure of monthly gas bills for apartment building using Piper Hydro heating system--

19. Brochure, "Conventional Lenders on the Piper Hydro System".

EXHIBITS SUPPLIED FOR THE RECORD BY BARNEY MENDITCH

20. List of associations similar to NESCA 21. Senator McIntyre's questions to Barney Menditch, with Mr. Menditch's answers interspersed ___

EXHIBITS SUPPLIED FOR THE RECORD BY JOHN M. TEEM 22. Pamphlet by the Division of Solar Energy, Energy Research and Development Administration, "Solar Energy Program," March

1975...

23. Appendix I to statement by Dr. Teem, "Solar Research and Development Contracts Awarded by ERDA"

24. Appendix II to statement by Dr. Teem, "Sclar Research and Develop ment Contracts and Grants Transferred to ERDA by the National

Science Foundation".

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25. Contractor and subcontractor list for Townes School, Atlanta, Ga.... 235

26. Photograph of Townes School - 27. "Material Regarding ERDA Solar Energy Contracts With Small Business Firms Provided for the Record of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business Hearings of May 14, 1975"

28. Table, "Awards Made or Under Negotiation With Small Business Firms by NSF and ERDA During Fiscal Year 1975"

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9. Table, "Awards Made or Contemplated with Small Business Concerns
under ERDA Interagency Agreements During Fiscal Year 1975"..
0. Photograph of mobile home equipped with solar collectors.
1. Near-term schedule for demonstration program...

2. Map of solar heating projects involving ERDA funding.

3. Map of solar heating projects involving ERDA funding.. 4. Organizational chart of ERDA Division of Solar Energy

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5. Senator McIntyre's questions to John Teem, Ph. D., with Dr. Teem's answers interspersed..

6. Letter dated June 9, 1975, from Esther C. Cassidy, Assistant to the Director, National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, to William Rice, Assistant Director for Solar, Geothermal, and Advanced Energy Systems, Energy Research and Development Administration, with enclosures....

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EXHIBITS SUPPLIED FOR THE RECORD BY MICHAEL H. MOSKOW

7. Flow chart of cycle system phasing of demonstration program-
8. Senator McIntyre's questions to Michael H. Moskow, with Dr.
Moskow's answers interspersed..

9. Representatives at meeting called by HUD on December 5, 1974, to
discuss planning involving the solar demonstration program..

0. Request For Proposals, May 6, 1975, with attachments..

1. Recipients of RFP H-2350.

2. Excerpts from pamphlet, "In the Bank

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3. Statement by Frank G. Zarb, Administrator, Federal Energy Admin-
istration, to the House Committee on Science and Technology,
May 14, 1975....

4. Appendix to statement by Frank G. Zarb, "Additional Elements
Needed in a National Plan for Solar Heating and Cooling".
5. Table by the Office of Energy Statistics, Federal Energy Administra-
tion, "Solar Collector Manufacturing Activity Calendar Year 1974"-
6. "The Question of Large Company Domination of the Solar Energy
Industry,' Office of Energy Statistics, Federal Energy Adminis-
tration_

7. Reprint: "Solar Energy Projects of the Federal Government," Na-
tional Energy Information Center, Federal Energy Administration,
January 1975____

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8. Senator McIntyre's questions to Donald B. Craven, with Mr. Craven's answers interspersed.

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9. "Federal Role in Accelerated Commercialization of Solar Heating and Cooling," Office of Energy Conversion, Solar Energy Branch, Federal Energy Administration, June 1975

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0. "The Impact of Increased Housing Thermal Requirements on the
Cost of New Housing," Federal Energy Administration__
1. Reprint: "Final Report, a Pilot Project in Homeowner Energy Con-
servation," Federal Energy Administration, October 31, 1974.
12. Sample homeowner report, "Project Conserve," Federal Energy
Administration__

3. "Project Conserve Questionnaire," Federal Energy Administration _ _ _
4. Pamphlet, "How to Save Money by Insulating Your Home," Na-
tional Mineral Wool Insulation Association, Summit, N.J..

5. Draft report, "Near Term Action Paper on the Solar Energy Government Buildings Project," Office of Energy Conversion, Federal Energy Administration, February 1975.

6. House Committee on Science and Technology's questions to Frank Zarb, Administrator, Federal Energy Administration, with Mr. Zarb's answers interspersed....

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[PART 1A] APPENDIXES

I. Correspondence and materials submitted for the record by the Small
Business Administration_

A. Statement by Addison W. Parris, Director, Energy, Environ-
ment, and Competitive Structure Division, Small Business
Administration_

B. Letter dated April 22, 1975, from Senator Thomas J. McIntyre, to Thomas S. Kleppe, Administrator, Small Business Administration_

C. Letter dated June 4, 1975, from Thomas S. Kleppe, to Senator McIntyre.

II. Materials supplied for the record by the Chairman.

A. Revised and expanded table, “Estimates of U.S. Energy
Consumption, Total and by Function, and of Solar Energy
Contributions, by Technology, 1980–2020”.

B. Excerpts from Resources for Freedom, final report of Presi-
dent Truman's Materials Policy Commission, June 1952.
1. The Commission's Prediction on U.S. Oil Produc-
tion and Imports (vol. III, The Outlook for
Energy Sources, pp. 9-10) --

2. The Commission's views on uranium and electricity from nuclear energy.

a. Electricity From Nuclear Energy (vol. III, The Outlook for Energy Sources, p. 19)

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b. Uranium, Thorium, Plutonium (vol. IV,
the Promise of Technology, pp. 20-21)..

3. The Commission's views on the solar energy po-
tential (vol. IV, the Promise of Technology, pp.
213-220)

C. Federal Energy Administration press release E-75-100,
dated March 29, 1975_

D. Graphs prepared by Jeffrey Angus, Legislative Researcher to
Senator Nelson

1. "Cumulative Federal expenditures for nuclear and solar energy research and development, 1954-75"2. "Annual Federal expenditures for nuclear and solar energy research and development, 1954-75”. III. Correspondence and materials supplementing the testimony of Jerry D. Plunkett, Ph. D., president, Materials Consultants, Inc., Denver, Colo..

A. Letter, undated, from Materials Consultants, Inc., to Sen-
ator Nelson, with enclosure_.

Enclosure: "Résumé" of Jerry D. Plunkett, Ph. D.

B. Article by Joan Nice, "Jerry Plunkett, Inventor," High
Country News, January 17, 1975 _

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IV. Correspondence and materials supplementing the testimony of James R. Piper, president, Piper Hydro, Inc., Anaheim, Calif... 880 A. Letter dated November 8, 1974, from Mr. Piper, to Presi

dent Ford..

B. Letter dated December 13, 1974, from President Ford to
Mr. Piper..--.

C. Letter dated April 10, 1975, from John G. Muller, Energy
Conservation and Environment, Federal Energy Admin-
istration, to Mr. Piper, with enclosure...

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Enclosure: Department Responses to Piper Questions. 884
D. Letter dated May 8, 1975, from Mr. Piper, to John G.
Muller..

E. Energy Research and Development Administration, Division
of Solar Energy, "Interim Report, National Plan for Solar
Heating and Cooling (Residential and Commercial Appli-
cations)," March 1975, with marginal handwritten notes
by Mr. Piper____

F. Untitled manuscript by Mr. Piper, informally referred to
as the "Piper Rewrite" of the Energy Research and
Development Administration, "Interim Report, National
Plan for Solar Heating and Cooling" (Residential and
Commercial Applications)_.

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V. Correspondence and materials supplementing the testimony of James
R. Piper-Continued

G. Informal notes by Mr. Piper, "Major Changes of ERDA-
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H. Letter dated March 31, 1975, from Mr. Piper, to Ray-
mond D. Watts, General Counsel, Senate Select Com-
mittee on Small Business__

I. Technical biography, undated, of Mr. Piper..
J. Article by Terence M. Green, "Sun's Rays to Heat Water,
Warm Home," the Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1975

K. Article by Fran Brownell, "Solar Energy Ready to Make
Local Debut," the Farmington (N. Mex.) Daily Times,
March 9, 1975__

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L. Article, "Solar Heat Supports Unique Hydronic-Forced
Air System," Appliance Manufacturer, November 1974...
M. Selected materials concerning the Southern California Gas
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1. Letter dated May 9, 1975, from H. Guyford Stever,
Director, National Science Foundation, to Senator
Nelson, with enclosures...

a. Enclosure: Background material concerning
circumstances surrounding the NSF Grant
to Southern California Gas Co.....
b. Enclosure: Paper by Edgar S. Davis, En-
vironmental Quality Laboratory, Cali-
fornia Institute of Technology, "Project
Sage Phase I Report," prepared for the
Southern California Gas Co., 1973..

2. Copy of letter dated March 30, 1973, from Mr.
Piper, to Mr. W. G. Andre, NEA construction
marketing manager, Southern California Gas Co.,
Los Angeles, Calif.

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3. Copy of letter dated April 3, 1973, from W. G.
Andre, to Mr. Piper..

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4. Copy of letter dated April 20, 1973, from James R.
Piper, to W. H. Andre

V. Materials supplementing the testimony of Barney Menditch, presi-
dent, General Heating Engineering Co., Inc., Capitol Heights,
Md.

A. Pamphlet, "Catalog of Technical Materials and Business
Management Aids Offered by the National Environmental
Systems Contractors Association".

B. Article by Rudolph A. Pyatt, Jr., "A Fraud Warning on
Solar Energy," the Washington Star, June 5, 1975...
I. Correspondence and materials supplementing the testimony of
John M. Teem, Ph. D., Assistant Administrator for Solar, Geo-
thermal and Advanced Energy Systems, Energy Research and
Development Administration.

A. Letter dated June 2, 1975, from Senators, Representatives,
and others, to Dr. Teem

B. Letter dated June 25, 1975, from Dr. Teem to Senator
Nelson....

C. Presentation by Lloyd O. Herwig, Director, Research
Applied to National Needs (RAŇN), National Science
Foundation, "Solar Research and Technology," to the
American Physical Society annual meeting, February 7,

1974 ...

D. Critiques of the Energy Research and Development Ad-
ministration, "Interim Report, National Plan for Solar
Heating and Cooling (residential and commercial applica-
tions)"

1. Paper by Environmental Utilization Development
Associates Corp., "Comments on the National
Plan for Solar Heating and Cooling Interim Re-

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