Activity 3.2.3.1 Solar Power and Energy Policy, Sergio Tello

 

Six-Point Critical Analysis of Current Event

 

My blog posting is available online at: https://envr1301-sergiotello.blogspot.com/2023/03/activity-3231-solar-power-and-energy.html

 

1. Exploratory                                  

Probe basic facts and knowledge found in the reading. (What research evidence supports _________? Type up several facts and basic knowledge from the reading. Relate this to what you find in other resources, prior activities for stronger scores.))

Georgia has more than 500 acres of solar panels. This has been done mostly in the Hazlehurst community. They have two solar farms in the Community less than a mile apart. The project will also produce energy for 8,500 EMC households. This can help soothe the need for irreplaceable energy sources in the long run saving prices and the environment.

 

2. Diagnostic                                    

Probe motives or causes.  (Why? (Tell your reader why this occurs. Explain the causes in detail.))

Renewable energy is more cost effective and environmentally sustainable over nonrenewable energy. Opening up solar farms in locations that are unused can help ease the use of nonrenewable energy sources dramatically over time. Just two solar farms are enough to satiate more than eight hundred household’s energy use. It is also one of the greatest ways for their community to make tax revenue which will help lower the poverty rate of the Early County.

 

3. Cause and Effect                         

Causal relationships between ideas, actions, or events. (If __________ occurs, what happens?)

If renewable energy I used than pollution-causing nonrenewable energy is not used. If less pollution is being created, the air is easier to breath and the water is cleaner. If Early County uses solar energy, they wont have to pay for nonrenewable energy as often. If the community is creating more solar plants, more jobs are also being created. If more jobs are in a community, the poverty rate is lowered.

 

4. Priority                                          

Seek to identify the most important issue. (What is the most important issue?)

The most important issue is that off renewable energy over nonrenewable energy. Renewable energy is very useful because it will be available for ever unlike nonrenewable energy. Solar energy (being renewable) is one of the best ways for the community of Hazlehurst to save and make money. Not to mention, solar energy does not ruin the environment like many other forms of gathering or using energy.

 

5. Application                                   

Probe for relationships and connect theory to practice. (How does this apply to you? How is this related to culture as we have studied so far?)

In practice, solar energy is one of the most practical renewable energy sources we have and it works wonders for Early County. This practice and solar panels can be expanded everywhere that doesn’t receive heavy hailstorms in order to make energy and lower the costs and environmental impacts that non-renewable energy creates.

 

6. Critical                                           

Analyze how this challenges your thinking/assumptions. (How did this change your thinking? Did it? Why?)

I had no idea that solar plants and farmland can go hand in hand because I assumed that solar plants would take up a large amount of space. Considering I now know this to not be the case, I see no reason why farms should not incorporate solar plants into their facilities. This would help make the most out of their land and giver farmers another source of income helping them and the environment. I am convinced that this will help animal farms grow and prosper because when they are moving animals away from previously grazed grass, you can place solar panels in their wake.

Reference:

Hsu, A., & Kelly, M. L. (2019, June 24). How solar grew in Georgia despite lack of mandates on renewable energy. National Public Radio. https://www.npr.org/2019/06/24/733795962/how-georgia-became-a-surprising-bright-spot-in-the-u-s-solar-industry

Silicon Ranch. (2017). Silicon Ranch Hazlehurst II Project on Georgia Farm Bureau TVLinks to an external site. [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/217896697