DP5
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/73#DP5
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP5
Decision question
If the board receives Engineer A's complete report and nonetheless proceeds with solar-without-storage, does Engineer A have a residual ethical obligation to escalate grid reliability concerns to a regulatory body, the local utility, or another external authority, or does the faithful agent obligation terminate upon complete board notification?
Focus
Engineer A must decide whether, after delivering a complete board report that includes rolling blackout risks and battery storage costs, any residual obligation exists to escalate grid reliability concerns to an external authority if the board proceeds with solar-without-storage.
Option1
Treat the complete board report as fulfilling the public safety obligation, and take no further escalation action on the grounds that the rolling blackout risk is probabilistic, systemic, and already known to utility resource planners who are better positioned to address it through regulatory channels
Option2
Notify the local utility in writing of the organization's decision to proceed with solar-without-storage, referencing the grid stress concern the utility's own resource planners identified, so that the utility can factor the change in the organization's generation profile into its own reliability planning
Option3
File a formal written communication with the state public utility commission or relevant regulatory body documenting the grid reliability concern and the board's decision to proceed without storage, invoking the public welfare paramount obligation to escalate when internal disclosure has not prevented a decision creating foreseeable third-party harm
Role
Engineer A Energy Systems Reporter
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
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proeth:decisionQuestion "If the board receives Engineer A's complete report and nonetheless proceeds with solar-without-storage, does Engineer A have a residual ethical obligation to escalate grid reliability concerns to a regulatory body, the local utility, or another external authority, or does the faithful agent obligation terminate upon complete board notification?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A must decide whether, after delivering a complete board report that includes rolling blackout risks and battery storage costs, any residual obligation exists to escalate grid reliability concerns to an external authority if the board proceeds with solar-without-storage." ;
proeth:option1 "Treat the complete board report as fulfilling the public safety obligation, and take no further escalation action on the grounds that the rolling blackout risk is probabilistic, systemic, and already known to utility resource planners who are better positioned to address it through regulatory channels" ;
proeth:option2 "Notify the local utility in writing of the organization's decision to proceed with solar-without-storage, referencing the grid stress concern the utility's own resource planners identified, so that the utility can factor the change in the organization's generation profile into its own reliability planning" ;
proeth:option3 "File a formal written communication with the state public utility commission or relevant regulatory body documenting the grid reliability concern and the board's decision to proceed without storage, invoking the public welfare paramount obligation to escalate when internal disclosure has not prevented a decision creating foreseeable third-party harm" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer A Energy Systems Reporter" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-26T00:07:28.430097"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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ProEthica Case 73 Extraction