Eng 102 Unit 1 Assignment

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Israel Parra-Perez

Professor Meek

5/8/2018

ENG 102

Exercise 7.2

For this assignment, you are to conduct a close read of one article. This article may be one for your intended research, or an article of your choosing. Once you have selected the article be sure to complete the following:

Identify and explain the main points within the article.
Main Point: Energy security should be defined and measured using a mixed methods approach

The importance of defining and measuring energy security through a multidimensional approach is necessary because of the ambiguity surrounding the concept of energy security. A synthesized framework based on five dimensions related to affordability, availability, sustainability, technological development, and regulation is necessary to provide much-needed clarity. Moreover, categorizing and breaking down these five dimensions into 20 …show more content…

To reflect affordability, the prices of petrol or gasoline and electricity at the retail level serve as very crucial metrics of energy security. There are various underlying values which fall under affordability including lowering energy costs, justice, stability, equity, and predictability.

Main Point: Energy security should be defined through availability

Availability is having sufficient energy supplies. According to the article, it helps a nation to be energy independent. In addition, it promotes various energy technologies. The article also states that availability harnesses domestically available resources of energy and fuels ensuring there is a reasonable reserve to the ratios of production. The underlying values of availability are disparity, self-sufficiency, balance, resource availability, variety, supply security, imports, and independence.

Main Point: Energy security should be defined through

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