What Is Renewable Energy & How Does It Work?

Renewable Energy

What is Renewable Energy?

Renewable energy comes from sources that are unlimited, replenished naturally and can be used to produce electricity, heating and cooling, as well as use in transportation.

How Does Renewable Energy Work?

Renewable energy sources, such as biomass, the heat in the earth’s crust, sunlight, water, and wind, are natural resources that can be converted into several types of clean, usable energy.

- Benefits -

Renewable energy offers numerous economic, environmental, and social advantages. These include:

Reduced carbon emissions and air pollution from energy production
Enhanced reliability, security, and resilience of the power grid
Job creation through the increased production and manufacturing of renewable energy technologies
Increased U.S. energy independence
Lower energy costs
Expanded energy access for remote, coastal, or isolated communities

US Dept. of Energy. “Renewable Energy.” energy.gov/eere/renewable-energy. Accessed June 5th, 2024

- In The U.S. -

Renewable energy generates over 20% of all U.S. electricity, and that percentage continues to grow. The following graphic breaks down the shares of total electricity production in 2022 among the types of renewable power:

US Dept. of Energy. “Renewable Energy.” energy.gov/eere/renewable-energy. Accessed June 5th, 2024

- At Home -

Homeowners and renters can use clean energy at home by buying green power, installing renewable energy systems to generate electricity, or using renewable resources for water and space heating and cooling.

Before installing a renewable energy system, it’s important to reduce your energy consumption and improve your home’s energy efficiency.

Visit Energy Saver to learn more about the use of renewable energy at home.

You may be eligible for federal and state tax credits if you install a renewable energy system in your home. Visit ENERGY STAR to learn about federal renewable energy tax credits for homeowners. For information on state incentives, visit the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency

US Dept. of Energy. “Renewable Energy.” energy.gov/eere/renewable-energy. Accessed June 5th, 2024

Clean Energy

What Does Clean Energy Even Mean?

Clean Energy are resources are those resources that while being used, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They are affordable and reliable while being sustainable. Today, 20% of of the United States electricity comes from clean, renewable energy. We can embrace clean and harness ample domestic resources.

- Energy Reliability -

Energy reliability is the ability of a power system to withstand instability, uncontrolled events, cascading failures, or unanticipated loss of system components. Put another way, it means being able to consistently depend on power delivery to homes, buildings, and devices, even in the face of physical and cyber events that cause power disruptions.

- Energy Resilience -

Energy resilience is the ability of the grid, buildings, and communities to withstand and rapidly recover from power outages and continue operating with electricity, heating, cooling, ventilation, and other energy-dependent services.

A resilient power system reduces the likelihood of long-duration outages over large service areas, limits the scope and impact of outages when they do occur, and rapidly restores power after an outage.

- Environmental Impacts -

Overall, clean energy is considered better for the environment than traditional fossil-fuel–based resources, generally resulting in less air and water pollution than combustible fuels, such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum oil. Power generated by renewable sources, such as wind, water, and sunlight, does not produce harmful carbon dioxide emissions that lead to climate change, which causes drought, wildfires, flooding, poverty, health risks, species loss, and more.

Discover A World of Possibilities

Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.

Why Solar?

There are two reasons people are motivated to switch to solar power. They are financially motivated to reduce expenses and save costs on electricity bills. They are environmentally motivated to make a difference with their carbon based environmental footprint. Some are even motivated by both! Addressing concerns of rising energy costs and the affect to their finances and the emission of carbon dioxide and their footprint.