California Standards - Geographic, Economic, Political, Life Cycle and Systems Analysis

When it comes to creating an energy policy it is a good idea to analyze certain perspectives in respect to the policy. Each of these perspectives can bring value to the policy and can create for a greater argument towards the policy, although they may also hurt what you are trying to create and unearth some unseen problems. The perspectives we learned about are geographic, economic, political, life cycle and systems analysis.

The fist perspective is Geographic analysis. This has to do with the location of the intended policy. Climate, wind etc. are all factors while looking at its geography. For instance if there was a policy for solar panels to be a requirement in homes in a certain area, in order for your policy to be looked at well, geographic analysis would contribute quite a bit. Geographic analysis would make a case for where you policy is to be instituted. For this example you would want to provide how much sun the said geographic area is exposed to. My policy involves a standard for windows on new homes being built in New York. The windows must have a U-Factor of 0.30 or less. This U-Factor determines how much heat escapes through the window. The greater the number the lesser the insulation properties the window provides. When looking at my policy Geographic analysis is a big part. For one I am only using New York for the standard. The reason I picked this state is because of the geographic properties. It gets very cold in New York in the winter, making this policy a relevant one for my geographic location. Now this could hurt my policy, because geographic analysis could unearth that in certain locations of New York it does not get that cold, therefore the investment of good windows would not be worth it.

Economic analysis has to do with how much it would basically coast, or where is the cost going to come from. For my policy this analysis would show that no one is investing in this policy, there is no money needed from the state. Instead it will be a standard and people will have to pay out of their own pockets. Now this is the part of the analysis that would help my argument. There are a few possible things that could get unearthed though through economic analysis. For instance, already a window with a U-Factor of 0.30 or less, there is a government rebate of $200 per window. If this is a standard in New York, that $200 will add up fast. Along with that, if you have better insulated windows, less energy is being used; therefore energy companies will take a hit. So there are beneficial facts through economic analysis but also things that could hurt my case.

Political analysis has to do with the government and if they will vote for it or not and how it will affect them and their connections. This closely relates with economic analysis. My policy would not take any initial capital to start, like said before it is a standard that people must follow. On the other had though, like stated before, each window being