* are • Near-term (1976 - 1985) 45% • Mid-term (1985 - 2000) 45% • Long-term (beyond 2000) 10% The SPS is now perceived by EPRI to be a "long-term" technology and shares the quest for funds with other "long-term" technologies, such as: • Fusion • Electric power generation from solar energy • Super-conducting magnetic energy storage • Cryoresistive and super-conducting transmission lines Given the relative emphasis of the EPRI on those technologies which are likely to be commercailly available before the year 2000, the probability that it will divert a substantial amount of resources to SPS must be considered small. R&D Sponsored by Individual Utilities Individual utilities directly support R&D projects of their own. These utility funds, however, are unlikely to be available to support SPS related work. Utility projects usually address the utility's more immediate problems; for example, testing semi-conducting glazes which might reduce high voltage ceramic insulator failure rate. Most of these projects deal with "near-term" technologies, and the funds that support these projects are not likely to be available to support SPS research. * "A Summary of Program Emphasis for 1976”, Electric Power Research Inst. Private Communication: consistent with published information. A "1976 Report of Member Electric Corporations of the New York Power Pool and the Empire State Electric Energy Research Corporation (ESEERCO) pursuant to Article VIII, Section 49-b of the Public Service Law".
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