Assess students' ability to evaluate environmental and practical trade-offs of solar, wind, and small-scale hydroelectric systems for powering a small rural community. Questions should ask learners to compare lifecycle impacts (land use, habitat effects, emissions), resource availability (sunlight, wind patterns, stream flow), reliability and variability, installation and maintenance costs, scalability, and community/social implications. Include interpretation of simple data (capacity factors, estimated costs, and local energy demand) and require students to justify a recommended single or mixed solution based on specified community constraints (population size, climate/water availability, and budget).