1. Learning Goal: PPA Step 2: Gathering Evidence

2. Review of: – Steps in Public Policy Analyst Process – Climate in your Community: Changes in Temperature – Energy Use for Heating Step 1: Definition of the Problem in Review Step 2: Gathering Evidence – Data Collection – Graphing – Interpreting Data – Drawing Conclusions

3. Ever year, whether it is in the summer or the winter, buildings across your neighborhood lose power due to an excessive use of energy. How can you contribute to support efforts in creating Public Policy in the Regulation of the Use of Energy in your building?

4. For this task you will: – Gather data from the provided websites – Use the PPA worksheet for step 2 to gather evidence: http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/workshe et2.html – Develop data tables to collect the necessary data for your research – Graph your data to create appropriate visual representations – Calculate averages, of both temperature data and energy consumption

5. http://www.thepolicyclimate.org/regions/us/se ctors/buildings http://www.thepolicyclimate.org/regions/us/se ctors/buildings Household Energy Use: http://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/re ports/2009/state_briefs/pdf/ny.pdf http://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/re ports/2009/state_briefs/pdf/ny.pdf Energy Data: http://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/d ata/2009/index.cfm?view=consumption#end- use http://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/d ata/2009/index.cfm?view=consumption#end- use

6. Your task will be to collect data from different sources on the local temperature over the last 10 years from…. – How has the temperature change over this time frame? – What patterns and trends do you find in these data? – What would be your prediction about changes in temperature in the next 10 years based on your interpretation of data temperature?

7. Now you need to analyze data about energy consumption in the winter in your community. – What is the source of energy in your building? – How reliable is this source of energy for the next 10 years? – What are the patterns and trends your group found by looking at the energy data?

8. – What conclusions can you draw about the energy use for heating during the winter in your community? – How much of this energy source will necessary to use during the winter for the next 10 years?