Existing type of renewable 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 worsen for those who carry on to rely on fossil fuels, and the time to use solar energy to power our homes is now.

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.

Not many people have heard of the heat pump, a reliable and exciting renewable. 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 area of about four years and with the cheap solar panel in the area of about six years.

Buying a solar system may take about 5-8 years to pay itself, but taking advantage of federal tax credits and state, it may be paid much quicker. Solar water heaters also last much longer than gas or electric water heaters. In the meantime, your investment is paying dividends for the environment.

Wind Turbine

Probably the second most popular residential source of green energy is the home wind turbine. Wind energy, like solar, rely on nature to produce energy saving, with few costs after the first installation.

Green Energy Lighting

To some, the phase out of the standard incandescent light bulb that has served us so well since almost the dawn of the electrical age is nothing but an inconvenience. To others, it is a long overdue and necessary step in reducing carbon emissions and slowing the pace of climate change. 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, there will be no reason to retain all employees. I do think we should develop energy saving more efficiently and for more application, and for that, there would need to be a reasonable expectation of profit for those who would invest the assets for research.

Energy efficient is probably looking at making up 10 per cent or so, maybe a little less than that, of our energy mix over time.