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PASS 1: Contextual Framework Facts Section

Case 73: Public Safety, Health, and Welfare: Avoiding Rolling Blackouts

R Roles
6
Classes
5
Individuals
S States
8
Classes
8
Individuals
Rs Resources
1
Classes
0
Individuals

Extracted Ontology Entities

28 RDF entities extracted organized by concept type

R Roles

Roles Classes
6
changed
UtilityRepresentativeRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
New C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A participant role of a person who represents a local electric utility in discussions with outside engineers, here discussing the analysis of a facility electric load profile and conveying the views of the utility's resource planners. The case articulates no professional code obligations for this role.
Properties
Text References:
"When discussing the analysis of the electric load profile with a representative of the local electric utility, Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mi..."
Confidence: 0.8
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Speaks for the local electric utility in technical discussions
  • Relays utility resource planning information to outside parties
[facts] "When discussing the analysis of the electric load profile with a representative of the local electric utility, Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mi..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: When discussing the analysis of the electric load profile with a representative of the local electric utility, Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Speaks for the local electric utility in technical discussions; Relays utility resource planning information to outside parties
  • confidence assessment: 0.8
changed
EngineerRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Linked
Engineer Role
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A professional engineering role borne by an engineer employed in-house by an organization, responsible for technical study and analysis of facility energy systems and for preparing engineering reports for organizational decision makers.
Inherited from EngineerRole · note
A professional role involving engineering practice and responsibilities. Occupational archetype head for all engineer specializations and extracted engineer-role leaves.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
"After careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can s..."
Confidence: 0.92
Role Category: employer_relationship
Role Kind: professional
Distinguishing Features:
  • Performs technical engineering study and analysis for the employing organization rather than for an external client
  • Prepares engineering reports for presentation to organizational decision makers
Professional Scope: Engineering analysis of facility energy systems, including electric load profiles and proposed generation alternatives, and reporting of findings to the organization
Typical Qualifications:
  • Engineering education and training
  • Experience in facility and energy systems analysis
Associated Virtues:
  • Competence
  • Honesty
  • Objectivity
[facts] "Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs.; After careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to that provided by the existing generator.
  • roleCategory content: employer_relationship
  • roleKind content: professional
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Performs technical engineering study and analysis for the employing organization rather than for an external client; Prepares engineering reports for presentation to organizational decision makers
  • professionalScope content: Engineering analysis of facility energy systems, including electric load profiles and proposed generation alternatives, and reporting of findings to the organization
  • typicalQualifications content: Engineering education and training; Experience in facility and energy systems analysis
  • associatedVirtues content: Competence; Honesty; Objectivity
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
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StakeholderRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Review
Participant Role
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A participant role of stakeholders of an organization who express interest in organizational direction, here suggesting that the facility eliminate its generator and replace it with solar panels to reduce the organization's carbon footprint. The case articulates no professional code obligations for this role.
Inherited from ParticipantRole · note
A role borne by a party with standing in a case (a client, owner, employer, contractor, or affected member of the public) whose role type does not itself generate profession-based obligations and is not governed by a professional ethical code. Duties a participant holds from contract or law are case facts on the individual, not commitments of the role type. Examples include Client, Owner, Contractor, and Public.
Properties
Text References:
"Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panel..."
Confidence: 0.85
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Expresses interest in organizational decisions such as reducing the carbon footprint
  • Suggests project alternatives without bearing engineering responsibility
[facts] "Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panel..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panels.
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Expresses interest in organizational decisions such as reducing the carbon footprint; Suggests project alternatives without bearing engineering responsibility
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
changed
UtilityEngineerRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
New C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A participant role of utility staff who review the utility's current generation mix and form judgments about system reliability, here believing that during extreme weather events the utility may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line. The case articulates no professional code obligations for this role.
Properties
Text References:
"the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities..."
Confidence: 0.8
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Reviews the utility's generation mix
  • Forms judgments about the likelihood of rolling outages during extreme weather events
[facts] "Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep syste..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Reviews the utility's generation mix; Forms judgments about the likelihood of rolling outages during extreme weather events
  • confidence assessment: 0.8
changed
GovernanceRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
New C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A participant role of an organization's governing board that receives engineering reports and considers proposed projects, here the board to which Engineer A's report on the new solar project will be presented. The case articulates no professional code obligations for this role.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project"
Confidence: 0.82
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Receives engineering reports on proposed projects
  • Holds the authority to consider and decide on the organization's capital projects
[facts] "Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project, and is convinced that the solar project, when considered in isolation, is viable and will satisf..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Receives engineering reports on proposed projects; Holds the authority to consider and decide on the organization's capital projects
  • confidence assessment: 0.82
changed
EmployerRole
rdfs:subClassOf Roles
Linked
Employer Role
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
The participant role of the employing organization, here an organization that operates a fossil-fueled co-generation facility supplying thermal energy for process needs and a significant portion of its electric energy, and that employs Engineer A.
Inherited from EmployerRole · note
The role borne by the employing organization as a participant in the case. The duty relationship is carried separately by :EmployerRelationshipRole. No IFC equivalent.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
Confidence: 0.9
Role Kind: participant
Distinguishing Features:
  • Employs the engineer whose analysis and report drive the case
  • Owns and operates the co-generation facility under consideration
[facts] "Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs.
  • roleKind content: participant
  • distinguishingFeatures content: Employs the engineer whose analysis and report drive the case; Owns and operates the co-generation facility under consideration
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Roles Individuals
5
Linked
Engineer Role
C73
Text References:
"Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
"Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project"
"Engineer A also realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts."
Confidence: 0.92
Actor: Engineer A
Role Class: Engineer Role
Role Category: employer_relationship
Role Kind: professional
Specialty: Facility energy systems and electric load analysis
Employer: The organization operating the co-generation facility
Technical Background: Analysis of facility electric load profiles and evaluation of solar energy system capability
Additional Relationships:
  • {'type': 'presents report to', 'target': 'Board', 'quote': 'Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project'}
  • {'type': 'discusses analysis with', 'target': 'Local Electric Utility Representative', 'quote': 'When discussing the analysis of the electric load profile with a representative of the local electric utility, Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix'}
Case Involvement: Studied the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, concluded the solar project is viable when considered in isolation, is preparing a report for the board, and realizes that solar without storage may increase the likelihood of rolling blackouts on the local utility system.
Analysis finding: Satisfied that under normal conditions the solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to the existing generator
Reliability awareness: Realizes a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts
Employedby: Organization
"Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
[facts] "Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Engineer A
  • attributes: {'analysis_finding': 'Satisfied that under normal conditions the solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to the existing generator', 'reliability_awareness': 'Realizes a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts'}
  • relationships: {'type': 'employedBy', 'target': 'Organization', 'quote': 'Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs.'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs.; Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project; Engineer A also realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts.
  • roleClass content: Engineer Role
  • roleCategory content: employer_relationship
  • roleKind content: professional
  • specialty content: Facility energy systems and electric load analysis
  • employer content: The organization operating the co-generation facility
  • technicalBackground content: Analysis of facility electric load profiles and evaluation of solar energy system capability
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'presents report to', 'target': 'Board', 'quote': 'Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project'}; {'type': 'discusses analysis with', 'target': 'Local Electric Utility Representative', 'quote': 'When discussing the analysis of the electric load profile with a representative of the local electric utility, Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Studied the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, concluded the solar project is viable when considered in isolation, is preparing a report for the board, and realizes that solar without storage may increase the likelihood of rolling blackouts on the local utility system.
  • confidence assessment: 0.92
Organization Employer
Employer Role
Linked
Employer Role
C73
Text References:
"Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
"Capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather"
Confidence: 0.9
Actor: Organization
Role Class: Employer Role
Role Kind: participant
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'employs', 'target': 'Engineer A', 'quote': 'Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs.'}
Case Involvement: Employs Engineer A, operates the aging co-generation facility that will require a substantial investment to remain operational, and faces the decision between rebuilding the generator and installing solar panels.
Facility: Operates a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs
Capital constraint: Capital constraints prevent installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather
[facts] "Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Organization
  • attributes: {'facility': 'Operates a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs', 'capital_constraint': 'Capital constraints prevent installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs.; Capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather
  • roleClass content: Employer Role
  • roleKind content: participant
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'employs', 'target': 'Engineer A', 'quote': 'Engineer A works for an organization that for years has operated a fossil-fueled co-generation facility primarily to supply thermal energy for process needs.'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Employs Engineer A, operates the aging co-generation facility that will require a substantial investment to remain operational, and faces the decision between rebuilding the generator and installing solar panels.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Utility Resource Planners
UtilityEngineerRole
New C73
Text References:
"the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities..."
Confidence: 0.8
Actor: Utility Resource Planners
Role Class: Utility Resource Planner
Role Kind: participant
Specialty: Utility generation resource planning
Employer: Local electric utility
Case Involvement: Reviewed the utility's current generation mix and concluded that rolling outages may be necessary during extreme weather events, information Engineer A learns during his analysis.
Planning finding: During extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line
Employedby: Local Electric Utility
"the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix"
[facts] "Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep syste..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Utility Resource Planners
  • attributes: {'planning_finding': 'During extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line'}
  • relationships: {'type': 'employedBy', 'target': 'Local Electric Utility', 'quote': 'the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix'}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line
  • roleClass content: Utility Resource Planner
  • roleKind content: participant
  • specialty content: Utility generation resource planning
  • employer content: Local electric utility
  • caseInvolvement content: Reviewed the utility's current generation mix and concluded that rolling outages may be necessary during extreme weather events, information Engineer A learns during his analysis.
  • confidence assessment: 0.8
Organization Board
GovernanceRole
New C73
Text References:
"Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project"
Confidence: 0.82
Actor: Board
Role Class: Governing Board
Role Kind: participant
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'receives report from', 'target': 'Engineer A', 'quote': 'Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project'}
Case Involvement: Will receive Engineer A's report and consider the new solar project on behalf of the organization.
[facts] "Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project, and is convinced that the solar project, when considered in isolation, is viable and will satisf..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Board
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project
  • roleClass content: Governing Board
  • roleKind content: participant
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'receives report from', 'target': 'Engineer A', 'quote': 'Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Will receive Engineer A's report and consider the new solar project on behalf of the organization.
  • confidence assessment: 0.82
Review
Participant Role
C73
Text References:
"Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panel..."
Confidence: 0.85
Actor: Stakeholders
Role Class: Organizational Stakeholder
Role Kind: participant
Additional Relationships: {'type': 'suggests project to', 'target': 'Organization', 'quote': 'these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panels'}
Case Involvement: Expressed interest in reducing the organization's carbon footprint and suggested eliminating the generator and replacing it with solar panels, motivating the solar project under consideration.
Interest: Reducing the organization's carbon footprint
[facts] "Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panel..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Relations (structural triples)
  • actor: Stakeholders
  • attributes: {'interest': "Reducing the organization's carbon footprint"}
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panels.
  • roleClass content: Organizational Stakeholder
  • roleKind content: participant
  • additionalRelationships content: {'type': 'suggests project to', 'target': 'Organization', 'quote': 'these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panels'}
  • caseInvolvement content: Expressed interest in reducing the organization's carbon footprint and suggested eliminating the generator and replacing it with solar panels, motivating the solar project under consideration.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85

S States

States Classes
8
changed
Budget Constraint State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Linked
Budget Constraint State
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A resource condition in which a party's capital or financial means are limited, constraining its ability to fund additional protective or supporting measures. Here capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather.
Inherited from BudgetConstraintState · note
A resource condition in which a client's financial means are limited or set back, constraining the client's willingness or ability to fund contracted work or additional protective measures.
Properties
Text References:
"Capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather"
Confidence: 0.9
State Category: resource
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Capital constraints arise that prevent funding of the battery storage system
Termination Conditions: Capital becomes available to fund energy storage
Principle Transformation: The capital constraint makes the absence of storage a concrete limitation that any complete presentation of the solar option must reflect.
[facts] "Capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather, but the cost of installing the solar panels is essentially the sa..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather
  • stateCategory content: resource
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The capital constraint makes the absence of storage a concrete limitation that any complete presentation of the solar option must reflect.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Capital constraints arise that prevent funding of the battery storage system
  • terminationConditions: Capital becomes available to fund energy storage
Aging Equipment State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Inadequate Infrastructure Capacity State
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A resource condition in which existing equipment is approaching the end of its useful life and will require a substantial investment to remain operational, so the means of continued operation are constrained and replacement or rebuild options must be weighed. Here the co-generation facility's generator is approaching end of life.
Inherited from InadequateInfrastructureCapacityState · note
A resource condition of an affected community system in which existing infrastructure, though serviceable, is aged and no longer sized to serve the demands placed on it, here a water main in generally good condition but extremely old and no longer large enough for all the properties served.
Properties
Text References:
"The generator is approaching the end of its useful life and will require a substantial investment to remain operational."
Confidence: 0.85
State Category: resource
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Equipment ages toward the end of its useful life
Termination Conditions: The equipment is rebuilt or replaced
Principle Transformation: The end of life condition makes the evaluation of rebuild versus replacement options a concrete question for the organization's decision makers.
[facts] "The generator is approaching the end of its useful life and will require a substantial investment to remain operational."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: The generator is approaching the end of its useful life and will require a substantial investment to remain operational.
  • stateCategory content: resource
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The end of life condition makes the evaluation of rebuild versus replacement options a concrete question for the organization's decision makers.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Equipment ages toward the end of its useful life
  • terminationConditions: The equipment is rebuilt or replaced
changed
PublicSafetyRiskState
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Public Safety Risk State
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A condition of hazard exposure in which the public or a specific community faces potential harm to safety or welfare. Here the community served by the local electric utility is exposed to the possibility of rolling outages during extreme weather events, an exposure that a move to solar production without storage may increase.
Inherited from PublicSafetyRiskState · note
A condition of hazard exposure in which the public or a specific community faces potential harm to safety or welfare, such as flooding harm to residents.
Properties
Text References:
"during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line"
"increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts"
Confidence: 0.85
State Category: risk
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: The utility's current generation mix leaves it exposed to forced rolling outages during extreme weather events
Termination Conditions: The utility's generation mix or demand profile changes so that rolling outages are no longer anticipated
Principle Transformation: The blackout hazard makes the welfare of the community served by the utility a concrete consideration in evaluating the solar project.
[facts] "Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep syste..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line; increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts
  • stateCategory content: risk
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The blackout hazard makes the welfare of the community served by the utility a concrete consideration in evaluating the solar project.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: The utility's current generation mix leaves it exposed to forced rolling outages during extreme weather events
  • terminationConditions: The utility's generation mix or demand profile changes so that rolling outages are no longer anticipated
changed
UnquantifiedRiskState
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Unquantified Risk State
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
An epistemic condition in which a professional is aware of a potential risk but has not yet quantified or fully characterized it, so the professional's knowledge of the hazard is preliminary rather than measured. Here Engineer A realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts.
Inherited from UnquantifiedRiskState · note
An epistemic condition in which a professional is aware of a potential risk but has not yet quantified or fully characterized it, so the professional's knowledge of the hazard is speculative or preliminary rather than measured.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A also realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts."
Confidence: 0.9
State Category: epistemic
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Engineer A realizes the potential grid impact of solar production without storage while preparing the report
Termination Conditions: The potential grid impact is studied and quantified
Principle Transformation: Awareness of the potential grid stress makes the question of whether and how to present this risk to the board concrete.
[facts] "Engineer A also realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A also realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts.
  • stateCategory content: epistemic
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: Awareness of the potential grid stress makes the question of whether and how to present this risk to the board concrete.
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Engineer A realizes the potential grid impact of solar production without storage while preparing the report
  • terminationConditions: The potential grid impact is studied and quantified
changed
Technical Feasibility Finding State
rdfs:subClassOf States
New C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
An epistemic condition in which a professional, after careful study, is satisfied that a proposed system can perform equivalently to the existing system under stated conditions, so the professional's knowledge includes a concluded feasibility finding. Here Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions the solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to the existing generator and is convinced the solar project, considered in isolation, is viable.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to that provided by the existing generator"
"is convinced that the solar project, when considered in isolation, is viable and will satisfy those stakeholders interested in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint"
Confidence: 0.85
State Category: epistemic
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: The professional completes careful study of the load profile and the proposed system's capability
Termination Conditions: New analysis or data supersedes the finding
Principle Transformation: The feasibility finding grounds truthful reporting in the concrete qualification that equivalence holds under normal conditions.
[facts] "After careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can s..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to that provided by the existing generator; is convinced that the solar project, when considered in isolation, is viable and will satisfy those stakeholders interested in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint
  • stateCategory content: epistemic
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The feasibility finding grounds truthful reporting in the concrete qualification that equivalence holds under normal conditions.
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: The professional completes careful study of the load profile and the proposed system's capability
  • terminationConditions: New analysis or data supersedes the finding
changed
Material Fact Knowledge State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Material Fact Knowledge State
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
An epistemic condition of what an agent knows with respect to facts material to a decision. Here Engineer A learns from a representative of the local electric utility that the utility resource planners believe that during extreme weather events they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line.
Inherited from MaterialFactKnowledgeState · note
An epistemic condition of what an agent knows with respect to facts material to a decision, here Engineer A's direct observation that traffic is flowing on the reopened bridge, that the movement of the bridge is frightening, and that heavy vehicles cross it regularly.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep syste..."
Confidence: 0.88
State Category: epistemic
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Engineer A discusses the electric load profile analysis with the utility representative and learns of the planners' outage concern
Termination Conditions: The utility's generation mix concern is resolved or superseded
Principle Transformation: Knowledge of the utility's outage concern makes complete and objective reporting to the board concrete with respect to grid reliability.
[facts] "When discussing the analysis of the electric load profile with a representative of the local electric utility, Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mi..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line.
  • stateCategory content: epistemic
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: Knowledge of the utility's outage concern makes complete and objective reporting to the board concrete with respect to grid reliability.
  • confidence assessment: 0.88
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Engineer A discusses the electric load profile analysis with the utility representative and learns of the planners' outage concern
  • terminationConditions: The utility's generation mix concern is resolved or superseded
changed
Pending Client Decision State
rdfs:subClassOf States
Review
Pending Client Decision State
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A temporal condition in which a matter has been placed before the client's decision makers but the client has not yet decided, so the professional acts within the window before the decision is rendered. Here Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project, and the board has not yet decided.
Inherited from PendingClientDecisionState · note
A temporal condition in which design alternatives have been presented to the client decision makers but the client has not yet chosen among them, so the professional's duties are those of complete and objective presentation rather than of implementing a chosen course. The condition terminates when the client renders its decision, after which the faithful-agent duty to follow that decision becomes applicable.
Properties
Text References:
"Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project"
Confidence: 0.82
State Category: temporal
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: The solar project is put forward for board consideration and report preparation begins
Termination Conditions: The board renders its decision on the solar project
Principle Transformation: The pending decision window makes complete and objective presentation of the analysis to the board the concrete task before the decision is made.
[facts] "Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project, and is convinced that the solar project, when considered in isolation, is viable and will satisf..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project
  • stateCategory content: temporal
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The pending decision window makes complete and objective presentation of the analysis to the board the concrete task before the decision is made.
  • confidence assessment: 0.82
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: The solar project is put forward for board consideration and report preparation begins
  • terminationConditions: The board renders its decision on the solar project
changed
Stakeholder Preference State
rdfs:subClassOf States
New C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
A disclosure condition in which stakeholders have expressed interest in a course of action to the organization, so their stated preference bears on the professional's analysis and recommendation. Here stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization's carbon footprint and suggest replacing the generator with solar panels.
Properties
Text References:
"Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panel..."
Confidence: 0.75
State Category: disclosure
Persistence Type: inertial
Activation Conditions: Stakeholders express interest in reducing the carbon footprint and suggest the solar replacement
Termination Conditions: Stakeholders withdraw or change their expressed preference, or the board decides the matter
Principle Transformation: The stakeholders' expressed interest makes carbon footprint reduction a concrete consideration in evaluating the generator replacement.
[facts] "Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panel..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panels.
  • stateCategory content: disclosure
  • persistenceType content: inertial
  • principleTransformation content: The stakeholders' expressed interest makes carbon footprint reduction a concrete consideration in evaluating the generator replacement.
  • confidence assessment: 0.75
Derived (reconstructable from the graph)
  • activationConditions: Stakeholders express interest in reducing the carbon footprint and suggest the solar replacement
  • terminationConditions: Stakeholders withdraw or change their expressed preference, or the board decides the matter
States Individuals
8
changed
Generator End Of Life
Inadequate Infrastructure Capacity State
Review
Inadequate Infrastructure Capacity State
C73
Text References:
"The generator is approaching the end of its useful life and will require a substantial investment to remain operational."
Confidence: 0.88
State Class: Aging Equipment State
Subject: The generator of the organization's fossil-fueled co-generation facility
Active Period: Currently, as the generator approaches the end of its useful life and until it is rebuilt or replaced
Triggering Event: The generator ages toward the end of its useful life
Terminated By: A decision to rebuild the generator or replace it with the solar panel system, followed by that work
Affected Parties:
  • The organization
  • Engineer A
  • Stakeholders
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "The generator is approaching the end of its useful life and will require a substantial investment to remain operational."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: The generator is approaching the end of its useful life and will require a substantial investment to remain operational.
  • stateClass content: Aging Equipment State
  • subject content: The generator of the organization's fossil-fueled co-generation facility
  • activePeriod content: Currently, as the generator approaches the end of its useful life and until it is rebuilt or replaced
  • triggeringEvent content: The generator ages toward the end of its useful life
  • terminatedBy content: A decision to rebuild the generator or replace it with the solar panel system, followed by that work
  • affectedParties content: The organization; Engineer A; Stakeholders
  • confidence assessment: 0.88
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
changed
Battery Storage Capital Constraint
Budget Constraint State
Linked
Budget Constraint State
C73
Text References:
"Capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather"
Confidence: 0.9
State Class: Budget Constraint State
Subject: The organization operating the co-generation facility
Active Period: During the evaluation of the solar project, while capital constraints remain in force
Triggering Event: Capital constraints arise that prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries
Terminated By: Capital becoming available to fund battery storage
Affected Parties:
  • The organization
  • Engineer A
  • The local electric utility
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "Capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather, but the cost of installing the solar panels is essentially the sa..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Capital constraints prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries to store energy for use at night or in bad weather
  • stateClass content: Budget Constraint State
  • subject content: The organization operating the co-generation facility
  • activePeriod content: During the evaluation of the solar project, while capital constraints remain in force
  • triggeringEvent content: Capital constraints arise that prevent the organization from installing a system of batteries
  • terminatedBy content: Capital becoming available to fund battery storage
  • affectedParties content: The organization; Engineer A; The local electric utility
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
changed
Stakeholder Carbon Reduction Preference
StakeholderPreferenceState
New C73
Text References:
"Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panel..."
Confidence: 0.8
State Class: Stakeholder Preference State
Subject: Stakeholders of the organization
Active Period: From the stakeholders' recent expression of interest until the board decides the generator replacement question
Triggering Event: Stakeholders express interest in reducing the organization's carbon footprint and suggest replacing the generator with solar panels
Terminated By: The board's decision on the solar project or a change in the stakeholders' expressed preference
Affected Parties:
  • Stakeholders
  • The organization
  • Engineer A
  • The board
Urgency Level: low
[facts] "Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panel..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Recently, stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing the organization’s carbon footprint, and these stakeholders suggest that the facility eliminate the generator and replace it with solar panels.
  • stateClass content: Stakeholder Preference State
  • subject content: Stakeholders of the organization
  • activePeriod content: From the stakeholders' recent expression of interest until the board decides the generator replacement question
  • triggeringEvent content: Stakeholders express interest in reducing the organization's carbon footprint and suggest replacing the generator with solar panels
  • terminatedBy content: The board's decision on the solar project or a change in the stakeholders' expressed preference
  • affectedParties content: Stakeholders; The organization; Engineer A; The board
  • confidence assessment: 0.8
  • urgencyLevel assessment: low
changed
Solar Equivalence Feasibility Finding
TechnicalFeasibilityFindingState
New C73
Text References:
"Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to that provided by the existing generator"
"is convinced that the solar project, when considered in isolation, is viable"
Confidence: 0.85
State Class: Technical Feasibility Finding State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: From the completion of the careful study of the electric load profile and solar system capability onward
Triggering Event: Engineer A completes careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system
Terminated By: New analysis or data superseding the finding
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • The organization
  • The board
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "After careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can s..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to that provided by the existing generator; is convinced that the solar project, when considered in isolation, is viable
  • stateClass content: Technical Feasibility Finding State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: From the completion of the careful study of the electric load profile and solar system capability onward
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer A completes careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system
  • terminatedBy content: New analysis or data superseding the finding
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; The organization; The board
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium
changed
Utility Rolling Outage Knowledge
Material Fact Knowledge State
Review
Material Fact Knowledge State
C73
Text References:
"Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep syste..."
Confidence: 0.9
State Class: Material Fact Knowledge State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: From the discussion with the utility representative onward, through the preparation of the board report
Triggering Event: Discussion of the electric load profile analysis with a representative of the local electric utility
Terminated By: Resolution of the utility's generation mix concern or its supersession by new information
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • The organization
  • The board
  • The local electric utility
Urgency Level: high
[facts] "When discussing the analysis of the electric load profile with a representative of the local electric utility, Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mi..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line.
  • stateClass content: Material Fact Knowledge State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: From the discussion with the utility representative onward, through the preparation of the board report
  • triggeringEvent content: Discussion of the electric load profile analysis with a representative of the local electric utility
  • terminatedBy content: Resolution of the utility's generation mix concern or its supersession by new information
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; The organization; The board; The local electric utility
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
  • urgencyLevel assessment: high
changed
Unquantified Grid Stress Awareness
Unquantified Risk State
Review
Unquantified Risk State
C73
Text References:
"Engineer A also realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts."
Confidence: 0.9
State Class: Unquantified Risk State
Subject: Engineer A
Active Period: From Engineer A's realization during report preparation until the potential grid impact is studied or the board decides
Triggering Event: Engineer A's realization, while preparing the board report, that solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix
Terminated By: Study and quantification of the potential grid impact
Affected Parties:
  • Engineer A
  • The organization
  • The board
  • The local electric utility
  • The community served by the utility
Urgency Level: high
[facts] "Engineer A also realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A also realizes that a move to solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix even more, increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts.
  • stateClass content: Unquantified Risk State
  • subject content: Engineer A
  • activePeriod content: From Engineer A's realization during report preparation until the potential grid impact is studied or the board decides
  • triggeringEvent content: Engineer A's realization, while preparing the board report, that solar production without storage may stress the local utility generation mix
  • terminatedBy content: Study and quantification of the potential grid impact
  • affectedParties content: Engineer A; The organization; The board; The local electric utility; The community served by the utility
  • confidence assessment: 0.9
  • urgencyLevel assessment: high
changed
Rolling Blackout Exposure
Public Safety Risk State
Review
Public Safety Risk State
C73
Text References:
"during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line"
"increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts"
Confidence: 0.85
State Class: Public Safety Risk State
Subject: The community and customers served by the local electric utility's generation mix
Active Period: While the utility's current generation mix remains exposed to forced rolling outages during extreme weather events
Triggering Event: The utility resource planners' review of their current generation mix identifying possible forced rolling outages during extreme weather events
Terminated By: Changes to the utility generation mix or demand profile that remove the anticipated need for rolling outages
Affected Parties:
  • The community served by the local electric utility
  • The local electric utility
  • The organization
Urgency Level: high
[facts] "Engineer A learns that the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep syste..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line; increasing the likelihood of rolling blackouts
  • stateClass content: Public Safety Risk State
  • subject content: The community and customers served by the local electric utility's generation mix
  • activePeriod content: While the utility's current generation mix remains exposed to forced rolling outages during extreme weather events
  • triggeringEvent content: The utility resource planners' review of their current generation mix identifying possible forced rolling outages during extreme weather events
  • terminatedBy content: Changes to the utility generation mix or demand profile that remove the anticipated need for rolling outages
  • affectedParties content: The community served by the local electric utility; The local electric utility; The organization
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
  • urgencyLevel assessment: high
changed
Pending Board Decision On Solar
Pending Client Decision State
Review
Pending Client Decision State
C73
Text References:
"Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project"
Confidence: 0.85
State Class: Pending Client Decision State
Subject: The organization's board considering the new solar project
Active Period: From the start of report preparation until the board considers and decides on the solar project
Triggering Event: The solar project is put forward for board consideration and Engineer A begins preparing the report
Terminated By: The board rendering its decision on the solar project
Affected Parties:
  • The board
  • Engineer A
  • The organization
  • Stakeholders
Urgency Level: medium
[facts] "Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project, and is convinced that the solar project, when considered in isolation, is viable and will satisf..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: Engineer A is preparing a report that will be presented to the board to consider the new solar project
  • stateClass content: Pending Client Decision State
  • subject content: The organization's board considering the new solar project
  • activePeriod content: From the start of report preparation until the board considers and decides on the solar project
  • triggeringEvent content: The solar project is put forward for board consideration and Engineer A begins preparing the report
  • terminatedBy content: The board rendering its decision on the solar project
  • affectedParties content: The board; Engineer A; The organization; Stakeholders
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
  • urgencyLevel assessment: medium

Rs Resources

Resources Classes
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changed
Reference Material
rdfs:subClassOf Resources
Linked
Reference Material
C73
Definition
Extracted from facts primary
Handbooks, manuals, guides, studies, and other data or documentation supporting professional practice with technical and procedural knowledge, such as a facility load profile analysis or a utility resource planning review consulted during an engineering evaluation.
Inherited from ReferenceMaterial · note
Handbooks, manuals, guides, and other documentation supporting professional practice with technical and procedural knowledge.
Properties
Text References:
"After careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can s..."
"the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities..."
Confidence: 0.85
Resource Category: reference_material
[facts] "After careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can s..."
Field classification (triples vs literals)
Literal extractions (kept for synthesis)
  • textReferences content: After careful study of the facility electric load profile and the capability of the proposed solar energy system, Engineer A is satisfied that under normal conditions, the system of solar panels can supply electric energy equivalent to that provided by the existing generator.; the utility resource planners reviewed their current generation mix and believe that during extreme weather events, they may be forced to institute rolling outages to keep system generating facilities on-line.
  • resourceCategory content: reference_material
  • confidence assessment: 0.85
Resources Individuals
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No new resources individuals were identified in this section.
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