Audit Report: IG-0420

The U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Enterprise Zone

Office of Inspector General

April 24, 1998
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April 24, 1998

The U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Enterprise Zone

To demonstrate the commercial viability of producing and marketing solar generated power, the Department of Energy is supporting the construction of a solar facility in the State of Nevada. The purpose of the audit was to determine if the Department had fully examined the costs and benefits of siting a solar facility at the Nevada Test Site and at alternative sites in Nevada.