Energy Engineering Policy
EEN 49700/ 3 Cr.
Introducing concepts in energy production, energy management, and affecting energy policy
- Available Online: No
- Credit by Exam: No
- Laptop Required: No
Outcomes
- Prepare a list of concerns from various stakeholders in a geographical area
- Utilize that list to come up with a skeleton of an energy policy for that area
- Estimate energy impact in the area if the energy policy were to go into effect
- Be able to articulate in plain language the A-Z process of how an energy policy is implemented from a local/state-wide/national legislative level to the role of an on-the-ground employee making measurements in connection with the legislation
- Be able to put together a cost/benefit analysis of a proposed energy policy
- Be able to articulate your thoughts in plain language based on the cost/benefit analysis as to how the proposed energy policy will impact ordinary citizens
Topics
- Discuss energy generation, management
- Discuss energy policy from a historical perspective – a review of how those policies impacted the environment and local/regional/national economies
- Discuss impact of policy on technology development
- Discuss energy policy, including enforcement, impact, reactive, pro-active, economic perspective, and implementation
- Discuss energy policy at corporate/local/state/regional/national/international levels with examples of each and impacts of one on others
- Discuss identifying and collecting concerns from various stakeholders and incorporating those concerns into i) a plain language articulation of those concerns and ii) a simple energy policy