| So what's all this fuss about energy? How to we | | | | house for example. The Department of Energy say's |
| investigate our renewable energy options, how or | | | | that about 44% is used for heating; 33% for lighting, |
| why solar energy works. Electricity as we know it | | | | cooking and appliances; about 14% for heating water; |
| keeps our food cold, keep us warm when it's cold | | | | and the final 9% for refrigeration. So if we can learn |
| outside, helps us washes the dishes, wash and dry | | | | to harness energy just from the sun and wind, could |
| the clothes if you use a washer/dryer and helps | | | | we lower the amount of manmade energy we |
| keep our food cold or frozen. It also runs a number | | | | consume? |
| of different items in the house for example your | | | | So how does all this solar energy stuff work or how |
| computer that you are using to read this, if you live | | | | do you go about capturing and storing solar energy |
| in the country and are on a well it provides you with | | | | that we've been talking about. Well the sun sun's |
| a way to pump water and so on. Then sometime | | | | rays are energy. There are PV solar panels that |
| during the month you get your electric bill, if you are | | | | collect the sun's light energy or use a wind turbine to |
| like most people they complain about how expense it | | | | capture the winds energy. A brief explanation on |
| is. Then we pay the bill and the cycle starts all over. | | | | storing and using the energy that we just collected. |
| Actually if we took the time to rethink the bill, for | | | | It flows to our controller and the controller is fed into |
| example you divide the total bill by 30 days or 31 | | | | batteries which store the energy you just collected. |
| days or buy how many days are in that month you | | | | The batteries hold (store) the electric. Batteries are |
| will actually see that it's very affordable. For example | | | | usually 12 or 24 volt DC. DC current for example is |
| if your bill is $100.00 and there are 30 days in that | | | | what your car runs on. So if you want to use it in |
| month it costs you $3.34 per day. But we all ask our | | | | your house you need to convert it to AC current. AC |
| self how can we lower the bill? Could Solar Energy | | | | current is what most of the houses in the United |
| actually save us money? | | | | States uses. In the past years technology is making |
| We all need energy to live. The sun provides the | | | | solar electricity less expensive each year. Especially |
| energy our planet needs to survive. It helps us grow | | | | right now the downturn in the economy the |
| our food, it gives our body some of the energy we | | | | maunerfactors has a surplus of products in our |
| need. But lately there has been increased demand to | | | | warehouses and the prices are dropping. Also as |
| find additional sources of energy or renewable | | | | more and more people begin using solar energy or |
| energy that we can put to work for us. Do you | | | | renewable energy the prices will continue to fall. As |
| know where all our energy get used? About 25% is | | | | with anything you should keep up on all of the new |
| used to get us from here to there or Transportation. | | | | solar energy products that are available. In future |
| 20% is used by industry. Homes and businesses used | | | | articles we will discuss how much your house needs |
| use nearly 12% and the biggest shock, nearly 40% | | | | in KW, along with a whole new glossary of terms |
| of all energy used in the United States goes to | | | | used in this field. |
| produce electric power. Now let's take the average | | | | |