### Question
How does NATIONAL HOUSING define solar energy system?


### Answer
Under *12 U.S.C. § 1703*, **solar energy system** is defined as:

> any addition, alteration, or improvement to an existing or new structure which is designed to utilize wind energy or solar energy either of the active type based on mechanically forced energy transfer or of the passive type based on convective, conductive, or radiant energy transfer or some combination of these types to reduce the energy requirements of that structure from other energy sources, and which is in conformity with such criteria and standards as shall be prescribed by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Energy.[2](#1703_2_target)


(4) the terms “evaluation”, “reduction”, and “lead-based paint hazard” have the same meanings given those terms in section 4851b of title 42

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 1703*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-NATIONAL HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I-HOUSING RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION**

