Title: Compare governmental policy and support for fossil fuel vs. the clean-energy economy.
Course: Renewable Energy (17105) > Section: Understanding Energy Concerns and Challenges

Comparison should include

- governmental subsidies
- role of various levels of government (i.e., local, state, federal)
- approaches to reforming policy and building code to support renewables
- grid infrastructure considerations
- storage considerations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of incentives, tax breaks, and/or subsidies are provided to an oil company when building a new drilling rig as compared with subsidies offered to companies who are installing utility-scale solar or wind systems?
- What legislative proposals that attempt to balance subsidies for the fossil fuel and clean energy companies have been made, passed, or defeated?
- What are Virginia’s clean energy goals and trends?