RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewable Energy Tips
A new home provides the best opportunity for designing and orienting the home to take advantage of the sun’s rays. A well oriented home admits low angle winter sun to reduce heating bills and rejects overhead summer sun to reduce cooling bills.
Many U.S. consumers buy electricity made from renewable energy sources like the sun, wind, water, plants, and Earth’s internal heat. This power is sometimes called “green power.” Buying green power from the utility is one of the easiest ways to use renewable energy without having to invest in equipment or take on extra maintenance.
Another use of solar power is for heating water. If you have a swimming pool or hot tub, you can use solar power to cut pool heating systems costs. Most solar pool heating systems are cost competitive with conventional systems. And solar pool systems have very low operating costs. It’s actually the most cost effective use of solar energy.