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Jickain P. Econ Final
Jickain P. Econ Final
BRIEF SUMMARY
This case is about the distribution of electrical power throughout the consumers, it was
discussed in this case the traditional power generation which was through large power
plants, and how big politicians monopolize the distribution of it to also consider the
environmental pros and cons it gives. It was said that the purpose of generating energy was
to suffice the need of the consumers when it comes to electrical sustainability and efficiency.
Currently, even larger transmission grids are built all over the world to meet the
needs of the consumers as the demand for technology nowadays grows even larger. With
this, the emission of carbon dioxide and other harmful substances also spreads even larger
around the globe. The bright new hope for these hazards is the creation of “micropower”, a
word coined by Seth Dunn of the WorldWatch Insitute. Currently, it is reported that energy
prices are increasingly dictated by markets, not monopolies anymore, and power is
increasingly generated close to the end-user rather than at distant stations. This new power
plants choose the world over using either natural gas or renewable energy and are smaller,
nimbler, cleaner, and closer to the end-user than the large power plants used before.
Electricity is returning to its origins: generating power on a relatively small scale, close to
where it is actually used. Technological, economic, and environmental trends are turning a
family of 'micropower' devices into increasingly viable choices for meeting electrical needs.
Use of these generators can avoid expensive investments in large central power stations
and transmission and distribution systems, provide greater reliability, and leave a lighter
ecological footprint. Micropower is emerging in two niches. In industrial nations, where aging
grid equipment causes costly flickers and outages, growing dependence on digital,
computerized processes is creating demand for highly dependable power. In developing
nations, where centralized supply is even more brittle and has yet to reach 1.8 billion people
living in power poverty, small-scale electrical services are often already the most economical
option. Despite its benefits, micropower must currently compete in an environment of
policies and regulations that favor the central model. Failure to reform these market rules
may result in another generation of marginally improved, large-scale technologies. The risk
of lock-in to last century's model is especially great in the developing world, where most new
electricity demand will occur. Notwithstanding these obstacles, the potential of micropower
has begun to spark innovative financing and institutional reforms among governments,
businesses, and nongovernmental organizations. Further changes may transform the way
we generate and use electricity in the twenty-first century. (Seth Dunn, July 2000)
With these situations, micropower have been introduced to the community to provide
efficient and nature friendly electricity to the consumers, but another problem arise with the
introduction of this new trend of energy generating method is whether the supply of these
micropower can suffice the need of the consumer if it will be solely used for the consumption
of the electrical energy needed for the daily electrical needs of the consumers.
VI. AREAS OF CONSIDERATION ( SWOT ANALYSIS)
Weakness/es- The usage of micropower have become a trend to the consumers currently,
although, micropower can suffice the needed electrical energy that their daily operations
needed, large factories and operations needed more than the micropower electrical energy
can provide. In this matter, large companies still rely on their consumption to the traditional
electrical power provider due to the fact that it can sure meet the required electrical energy
that their operations needed to operate effectively.
Opportunity/ies- The invention of micropower has been very promising to all of electrical
energy consumers around the globe, because it can provide energy as well as protect the
environment with the minuted negative impact of the production of the electricity to the
environment. With the right development of this technology, it can provide more beneficial
effects both to the electrical energy consumers and the environment.
Threat/s- Although the development of micropower have been very promising, It still cannot
suffice the electrical need of huge companies that rely their main operations to the electrical
energy that they can consume from the traditional power grids. In this matter, traditional
electrical power grids have the ample time to formulate and develop a alternative production
of processes in the production of the electrical power supply but wil not affect the quantity of
their their supply load for their existing consumers.
1.) Develop a system that would generate more electrical energy that comes from the
micropower electrical generators.
2.) Provide more allotted budget for the recreation of the environment for the
sustainability of the environmental balance.
3.) Conduct surveys whether which is the most acceptable choice of the consumers
whether to fo for environmental friendly micropower or to traditional power plants with
more sustainable electrical energy.
Test the capability SECOND PHASE Testers and safety Manufacturers and
and safety of the (8-10 months) protocol guidelines developers of
new innovated micropower
product. electrical
generators.
XI. Outcomes
- The expected outcome is that the newly developed micropower generators would be
more sustainable and reliable for all class groups of consumers. And it would be
more environmentally friendly as what its most highlighted attribute that would help
the restoration and balance of the environmental settings.