Methods As background for our study, we will require the following resources: Official U.S. government figures on energy use and consumption. Background information on solar energy technologies. We have found a few books on the topic and plan to conduct a literature search for review articles on the subject. Information on commercial solar energy providers. We will consult the Internet for corporate and product information. We will be looking not just for background information on the technology, but for a company that would be willing to provide us with a sample quote for the installation of a hypothetical system on the Rice University campus. Information on current energy usage at Rice University. We plan to interview engineers at the Rice Physical Plant to obtain this information. Information on Rice buildings in order to determine a good implementation to evaluate. We will obtain this information from the Facilities Engineering and Planning Department. We expect to organize the paper into the following sections: Introduction—Problem set up Background on solar energy technology—history, current state of the art, implementation issues Analysis of Rice University implementation—current energy usage at Rice, description of our implementation, impact analysis, recommendations Conclusion—Summary of our study [timeline omitted, as deadlines for this assignment are still unknown]