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. But most of the energy it supplies goes 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 continue to rely on fossil fuels, we cannot wait any longer and must use as much as possible this renewable energy.

Water Heating System

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 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 area of about four years and with the cheap solar panel in the region of about six years.

A Solar system is approximately a 5-8 years investment., but benifiting of federal tax credits and state, it may be paid much earlier. 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 energy efficient is the home wind turbine. Wind energy, like solar, rely on nature to produce energy efficient, with few costs after the first installation.

Green Energy Lighting

To some, the phase out of the humble 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 critical 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 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 does the futur hold. I think energy saving may create some jobs in the short term. However, Most of the empoyee will become unemployed once the solar panels, windmill 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, a profit will need to be ensured after project completion in order to secure major investment.

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.