Title: Discuss examples of energy policy and why they are important.
Course: Fundamentals of Power Generation (20904-I) > Section: Describing Energy Policy and Trends

Discussion should include

- oil and gas
  - petroleum reserve and home heating oil
  - natural gas
  - production
  - incentives
  - procurement
  - market
  - spark spread
  - day-ahead dispatch
  - real-time dispatch

- coal
  - clean coal power initiative
  - clean power projects
  - clean air coal program

- nuclear matters and security
  - Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  - decommissioning
  - waste disposal
  - next generation nuclear plant project
  - nuclear facility and materials security

- vehicles and fuels
  - existing programs
  - hybrid vehicles
  - advanced vehicles
  - fuel cell buses
  - clean school buses
  - biodiesel engine testing
  - automobile efficiency
  - fleet procurement

- hydrogen
  - hydrogen and fuel cell programs.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are policies needed?
- What does day-ahead dispatch mean?
- What is an example of a procurement policy?