Table 6 Goal and scope information for rooftop solar panel case study
Define the goal of the study | |
|---|---|
What is the study objective? | Evaluate the social impacts of rooftop solar panels |
Are processes considered? | End of life treatment processes of the solar panels is considered |
Evaluation of company conduct | No company conduct evaluation is considered because this is analysis occurs pre-implementation; the analysis focuses on the technology only |
Level of detail | Low-detail analysis using secondary data |
Study timing | Pre-implementation: the technology has not yet been implemented |
Reason for study | Inform the audience about the social impacts of solar rooftop technology; the audience is LCA experts, policymakers, and sustainable energy technology experts |
Single or multiple products? | Single product |
Define the product functionality | Generate electricity using incoming solar irradiation |
Define the scope of the study | |
 Spatial scale of analysis | National (United States) and regional (State of Georgia) |
 Analysis type | Informative |
Initial system boundaries | |
 Life-cycle stages considered | Use phase; end-of-life phase |
 Associated activities | Product use, product maintenance, product disposal |
 Stakeholder groups considered | Consumers, local community, society, workers |