### Question
How does the law define solar energy?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 5552*, **solar energy** is defined as:

> energy which has recently originated in the Sun, including direct and indirect solar radiation and intermediate solar energy forms such as wind, sea thermal gradients, products of photosynthetic processes, organic wastes, and others

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5552*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 71-SOLAR ENERGY > SUBCHAPTER II-RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION**

