ECON 5260 - Energy Policy Options for Utah

Meets with ECON 6260. The class takes a critical look at energy policies in order to find out why renewable energies have not yet take off in the USA, despite urgent need for them. It considers both sides in the debate between renewable portfolio standards and feed-in tariffs, and between carbon trading and carbon taxes. All forms of renewable energy will be discussed one by one, with special consideration of their availability in Utah: cost, environmental impact, other considerations, and policies appropriate with respect to that type of energy.