1.
Exploratory
Dolan, Georgia, is in the forefront of a solar energy
revolution. Around 500 acres of solar panels
were erected in 2018, yet this raises the issue of why. Now
that we understand what solar power
energy can accomplish (convert sun rays into electricity),
the typical user is able to utilize this
electricity for main purpose (Hsu et al., 2019). In addition,
the investors stand to make a profit
off of this latest investment, but in the meanwhile, new
employment opportunities have been
made available.
2.
Diagnostic
While solar panels were initially intended just for the
wealthy, the overarching goal is to make
renewable energy more accessible on a neighborhood level
rather than via large-scale corporate
initiatives. Here, however, if we have them on a large
enough scale, most of the constructed can
be distributed among consumers, and the main reason for the
high flux of consumers is the self-
conscience of doing better environmentally and monetarily
& if you are a Walton EMC customer,
you can opt to pay $25 per month. Get a discount on your
electricity bill and a solar panel array
for your shared garden. How Georgia Become an Unexpected
Bright Spot in the U.S. Solar
Sector, hosted by Mary Kelly (Hsu et al., 2019). Customers
may be certain that their purchases, put a strain on their monthly budgets.
3. Cause
and Effect
Companies like Hanwha Q Cells of South Korea, which
manufactures and ships solar panels for
use in solar panel gardens, are clearly making a significant
financial commitment here. The
imposition of tariffs by President Trump in early 2018 is
directly responsible for this economic
upswing. Facebook, for example, had planned to construct a
factory in the region of the solar
panels, thus this increased supply has increased demand,
which is excellent news for the Walton
EMC.
4.
Priority
There is progress in lowering the use of nonrenewable resources
in other energy businesses, such
as coal and natural gas but let speak about the land that
the solar panels are on. This
occupies over 500 acres of land, meaning that over 500 acres
of ecosystems have been lost and
trees have been cut down to make way for it (Hsu et al.,
2019). Trees are the enemy of solar
energy because they block the sun& rays. Yet, another
part of Earth is also being destroyed,
which is a major setback for environmental sustainability. I
reminded of electric cars: they
eliminate the need for oil, but that electricity needs to
come from someplace, and right now that
somewhere is the coal sector.
5.
Application
Solar panels, in general, mitigate the effects of the energy
crisis by providing a more sustainable
and durable solution to the problem of constant power
outages (Hsu et al., 2019). A contradictory
statement bothers me. That what solar panels are for, and I
not trying to imply that solar
energy is inherently bad. Nevertheless, the articles and
videos focus on the monetary advantages
of solar panels, which is wonderful but makes me wonder if
large businesses are using the
environmental struggle as a smokescreen to make a fast buck off
people.
6. Critical
Subconsciously, we want to do what is right, but if we are
given the choice between two great
options and informed that one of them is superior to the
other, we will likely go after the one that may
seem better on the surface. I still favor solar panels over
coal power since it is possible to
replace coal plants by logging new land, shutting down
existing coal power, and installing solar
panels on the reclaimed land. It easy to overlook that one
negative experience may lead to
positive development.
References
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
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