Is Green Energy for me
Existing type of alternative energy
The sun is the most powerful natural energy source on the planet. Every day, 365 days per year The sun gives us energy in the form of light and heat all year long. A major part of this energy remain unused, while instead we burn carbon fuels, which are rapidly being depleted, and only becoming more and more expensive. The situation will only get worse for those who carry on 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 will use from your solar water heater. Unfortunately only few people can currently buy a solar solution.
Not many people have heard of the heat pump, a reliable and exciting alternative. Its main selling point is that it costs you much less upfront. 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 zone of about six years.
Buying a solar system may take about 5-8 years to pay itself, but benifiting 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 well-liked residential source of green energy is the home wind turbine. Wind energy, like solar, rely on nature 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 important 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 green energy 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 saving 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 efficient in more efficient ways than we have, 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.