Energy policies help shape the energy sector. Economic, political, environmental, and social factors influence their construction, implementation, and enforcement. As these policies change over time, they create varying degrees of incentives for the advancement of technology in the areas of energy production, transmission, and consumption. As such, to understand energy utilization you must not only understand energy policies, but also the factors that influence them and the results they produce. The goal of the Energy Policy Paper is to analyze how a given energy policy relates to energy utilization, both regionally and nationally.
This paper accounts for 40% of your course grade and consists of four cumulative
Annotated Bibliography
Now that you have selected an energy policy, construct an annotated bibliography consisting of 9 to 12 reputable journal articles. Include at least three articles for each of the following areas as they pertain to the policy you have selected:
· Achievement of intended outcome
· Influence on technology
· Unintended consequences