Assignment 1: LASA 2: Examining Your Communitys Source of Energy
It is easy to criticize society for not using renewable resources but in reality how difficult would this transition be? What processes and procedures would be involved? How would such a transition be made?
The purpose of this assignment is for you to consider what type of energy your neighborhood is currently powered by and what it would really take to convert this source to a renewable one. How much would it take to switch your community to a renewable resource and what would this mean for the environment?
For the assignment complete the following:
Calculate your annual usage for a year. Using this value estimate the energy consumption for your community. The US Census Bureau is one resource you can use to estimate the number of households in your community.
You can use the following formulae for this calculation:
(monthly energy usage) (12 months per year) = (household energy usage per year);(yearly energy estimate for your house) (estimated number of houses in your community) = (estimated yearly energy use for your community)
The following is an example of the above calculation:
52.8 kilowatt hours (kwh) per month 12 months = 633.6 kwh;633.6 kwh 200 houses in your community = 126720 kwh
Support your statements with appropriate examples and approximately 46 credible resources.
Write an 810-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.
I live in San Jose CA so please use this city as a refernece THANKS
website to use:
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=2948