One place we can learn about rebuilding or redesigning energy use is Puerto Rico. This short segment shows both the technology and the challenges of this next level of energy infrastructure.
As you can imagine, this leads us to some critical issues related to the grid:
These are important questions to be considered if we want to continue to prosper and expand.
Listen to this Story:
Nation's Electricity Gets a Test
Read this article on the power grid:
This is an informative and interesting piece on the future of the grid:
Finally, do you think running the grid is easy? Give it a try:
Electro City Game- Read Instructions First!!
Part II- Energy and Climate
The power of price is something we have already discussed and acknowledged earlier in the class. As we continue to battle the carbon emissions that we cannot seem to stop solutions for making businesses and consumers behave more responsibility must be developed. How can the power of price help? Maybe the market for energy can be shaped in a way that encourages responsible consumption and generation....
Carbon Emissions Chart
Examine these two charts in detail and evaluate how energy production and use has changed recently. For example, how much coal is being produced for electricity now versus in 2008?
UNIT 4 Website Post
Energy Plan- Alternative Focus
Now it is your turn to focus on energy! You are focus on a generation OR conservation of energy outside of the carbon realm. Consider options that may include but are not limited to: solar, wind, wave, kinetic, non-traditional nuclear, and any other non-carbon source.
Part I How Does it Work?
Part II Transmission
Part III Consumption
Part IV Appearance and Format