This week’s homework will be a discussion board exchange. In order for an online

This week’s homework will be a discussion board exchange. In order for an online exchange to be productive and meaningful, the assignment is broken down across three separate deadlines to make sure that all students have the opportunity to complete the required responses. Time management and best practices for Netiquette will be important for this assignment. Remember that there is rarely only a single correct answer; please respect your fellow classmates and embrace this exercise as an opportunity to learn about other people’s perspectives and incorporate them as you see fit for your own intellectual growth.
Homework – due in stages as follows:
FIRST DEADLINE – Post your responses to Assignment #3 to the discussion board no later than midnight on Friday, Nov. 17.
SECOND DEADLINE – Post substantive response comments on two of your classmate’s posts no later than midnight on Saturday, Nov. 18.
THIRD DEADLINE – Post a final reflection based on what you’ve learned through the discussion board exchange no later than by the beginning of the next class on Nov. 20, 2023.
Homework
Purchase and read the case study Sunrun: Net Metering in Nevada by Steven Callender, Stanford University
You can access the case study through our Coursepack here: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/110782Links to an external site.
Read What would the Green New Deal Mean for Businesses?
Follow the instructions below to complete the discussion board exchange.
Assignment
Based on the case Sunrun: Net Metering in Nevada, please answer the following questions in your discussion post; you will also be required to comment on 2 other posts, and post a final reflection based on comments you receive:
1) Based on your reading of the case, is net metering fair? Why or why not? Make an argument for or against and be prepared to articulate it.
2) Who are the stakeholders on either side of the net metering debate? Are any parties indifferent or ambivalent?
3) Where does the political power lie in a net metering decisions? Prepare a list of at least five sources of power and be prepared to discuss.
4) You are Ed Fenster and Lynna Jurich’s chair, and the PUC’s decision had just come out. You have effectively been forced to leave the state of Nevada. What should you do?
There are three elements to your discussion post exchange. You must:
Post your answers to the questions in Assignment #3. You can add additional media, videos, or project websites as you like/need. You must make your initial post to the discussion board no later than midnight on Friday, Nov. 17.
You must post substantive response comments on two of your classmate’s posts no later than midnight on Saturday, Nov. 18. In your response post: State if you agree or respectfully disagree with the person’s answers and explain why. If you agree, go beyond and try to share additional or different information/justification to further enrich the discussion.
If you disagree, keep comments respectful and explain your thinking. Be sure to identify any assumptions you may be making that might affect how you understand the discussion.
Share any questions you have about how your classmates are interpreting the case study and the greater context of sustainability.
Share any media, videos, or project websites you may consider relevant to the discussion.
Post a final reflection based on what you’ve learned through the discussion board exchange no later than by the beginning of the next class on Nov. 20, 2023. Did your thinking change or solidify?
Share any outstanding questions or concerns you have about the case and what additional information it would be useful to have to inform your opinion.
Regardless of whether or not your thinking changed, reflect on any new information or perspectives you have become aware of.