| People around the world, and around the country, are | | | | implementing renewable resources into your |
| becoming less complacent about the choices they | | | | household: |
| make. They are beginning to understand that some | | | | 1. By providing even a portion of your electricity |
| of the decisions they've made in the past were | | | | needs using solar power and/or installing a wind |
| wrong and need to be changed. They are beginning | | | | turbine you can cut your utility bill by up to 80%. |
| to understand the renewable energy advantages. | | | | When you calculate what that would be over the |
| Things like solar power and wind power are clean, | | | | course of years you will see that the savings is |
| renewable, and very cost effective for household | | | | significant. |
| use. As technology advances the advantages to | | | | 2. The more you can contribute to your own energy |
| these types of energy sources will only increase. | | | | needs with renewable energy sources, the less of |
| As we find even more advanced methods for | | | | the pollutant rich fossil fuels you will have to use. |
| converting energy from the wind and sun into power | | | | 3. Neither wind nor solar power pollutes the |
| and learn more effective ways to store that power, | | | | environment with their use. |
| we will dramatically increase the usefulness of these | | | | I know some of these things may seem obvious but |
| methods. Many people are installing their own solar | | | | it's important enough to be reiterated. If you want to |
| panels and wind turbines today, and both can | | | | help the planet and save money at the same time |
| effectively cut your energy bill as well as the | | | | you owe it to yourself to do a little more research |
| negative impact of using fossil fuels for electricity. | | | | into renewable energy advantages. Saving money |
| Here is a list some of the advantages to | | | | while saving the planet: there just isn't a downside. |