| The trend toward homes that are powered by | | | | energy prices remain at their current level or rise, |
| alternative energy sources, ranging from wind | | | | microgeneration (meeting all of one's home's energy |
| turbines and solar collection cells to hydrogen fuel cells | | | | needs by installing alternative energy technology such |
| and biomass gases, is one that needs to continue | | | | as solar panels or wind turbines) will become to home |
| into the 21st century and beyond. | | | | energy supply what the Internet became to home |
| We have great need of becoming more energy | | | | communications and data gathering, and eventually |
| independent, and not having to rely on the supplying | | | | this will have deep effects on the businesses of the |
| of fossil fuels from unstable nations who are often | | | | existing energy supply companies. |
| hostile to us and our interests. | | | | Carbon Free's analyses also show that energy |
| But even beyond this factor, we as individuals need | | | | companies themselves have jumped in on the game |
| to get "off the grid" and also stop having to be so | | | | and seek to leverage microgeneration to their own |
| reliant on government-lobbying giant oil corporations | | | | advantage for opening up new markets for |
| who, while they are not really involved in any covert | | | | themselves. Carbon Free cites the example of |
| conspiracy, nevertheless have a stranglehold on | | | | electricity companies (in the UK) reporting that they |
| people when it comes to heating their homes (and | | | | are seriously researching and developing ideas for |
| if not through oil, then heat usually supplied by | | | | new geothermal energy facilities, as these companies |
| grid-driven electricity, another stranglehold). | | | | see geothermal energy production as a highly |
| As Remi Wilkinson, Senior Analyst with Carbon Free, | | | | profitable wave of the future. |
| puts it, inevitably, the growth of distributed | | | | Another conclusion of Carbon Free is that solar |
| generation will lead to the restructuring of the retail | | | | energy hot water heating technology is an efficient |
| electricity market and the generation, transmission | | | | technology for reducing home water heating costs in |
| and distribution infrastructure. | | | | the long run, although it is initially quite expensive to |
| The power providers may have to diversify their | | | | install. However, solar power is not yet cost-effective |
| business to make up for revenues lost through | | | | for corporations, as they require too much in the |
| household energy microgeneration. She is referring to | | | | way of specialized plumbing to implement solar |
| the conclusions by a group of UK analysts, herself | | | | energy hot water heating. |
| included among them, who call themselves Carbon | | | | Lastly, Carbon Free tells us that installing wind |
| Free. | | | | turbines is an efficient way of reducing home |
| Carbon Free has been studying the ever-growing | | | | electricity costs, while also being more independent. |
| trend toward alternative energy-using homes in | | | | However, again this is initially a very expensive thing |
| England and the West. This trend is being driven by | | | | to have installed, and companies would do well to |
| ever-more government recommendation and | | | | begin slashing their prices on these devices or they |
| sometimes backing of alternative energy research | | | | could find themselves losing market share. |
| and development, the rising cost of oil and other | | | | For more information regarding Alternative Energy |
| fossil fuels, concern about environmental degradation, | | | | For Your Home, visit- |
| and desires to be energy independent. | | | | AlternativeEnergyProductReviews. |
| Carbon Free concludes that, assuming traditional | | | | |