Is Green Energy for me
Existing type of renewable energy
Solar energy is the greatest source of renewable energy. Every day, 365 days per year The sun gives us energy in the form of light and heat all year long. But most of the energy it supplies goes unused, while instead we burn carbon fuels, which in trun is become scarce and therefore more expensive to provide. The matter will only worsen for those who persist to rely on fossil fuels, we cannot wait any longer and must use as much as possible this renewable energy.
Solar Heating
Typically you will get about 80% saving of that electricity that your electric geyser is going to use from your solar water heater. Unfortunately only few people can currently buy a solar solution.
An renewable that most consumers have hardly heard about is a heat pump. Its major selling point is you have to pay less for the initial cost. With the heat pump you have a payback period of less than two years. With the solar panel you get a payback of in the zone of about four years and with the cheap solar panel in the area of about six years.
A Solar system is approximately a 5-8 years investment., but taking advantage of federal tax credits and state, it may be paid much sooner. Solar water heaters also last much longer than gas or electric water heaters. Until your have fully paid your system, you are also investing in your environment and the planet.
Wind Turbine
Probably the second most fashionable residential source of green energy is the home wind turbine. Wind energy, like solar, takes advantage of a natural phenomenon to produce green energy, with few costs after the initial installation.
Energy Saving Lighting
To some, the phase out of the humble incandescent light bulb which has been a key element of the electrical industry is nothing but an inconvenience. To others, it is a long overdue and essential action promoting the reduction of fosils emissions and slowing the pace of global warming. To the electrical wholesaler it could be either of the above. But one thing is certain, whatever your personal standpoint it is also a sales opportunity..
The commonly used metric for comparing energy saving lighting is lumens of output per watt of electrical input. This method is appropriate for omni-directional bulbs such as traditional A-shape lamps and spiral CFLs.
What will happen. I think energy efficient may create some jobs in the short term. However, I understand that these jobs would be temporary, that once the windmills or solar panels or whatever they come up with are installed, theres little or no maintenance on them, so the jobs would disappear. I do think we should develop energy saving in many other sector, and for that, there would need to be a reasonable expectation of profit for those who would invest the assets for research.
Energy saving is probably looking at making up 10 per cent or so, maybe a little less than that, of our energy mix over time.