Using renewable energy to heat and light your home has
many advantages over the non-renewable sources of power most of us
currently use.
Created from natural sources like the sun, wind and the
earth beneath our feet renewable energy will not run out
unlike coal, gas and oil which will one day.
Solar, wind and geothermic power are also clean by
comparison as they do not leak harmful emissions and pollutants
into our environment and do not contribute to global warming and
climate change.
Information about generating your own electricity and how
solar electricity panels can work in your home is available on the
Energy Saving Trust website.
Overall, there are not many negatives attached to using
renewable energy but which ones you can and can't use are very much
dependent upon where and how you live.
We are in the process of updating our web pages to reflect the
current information available on the different renewable energy
technologies, which will include: Air Source/ground source heat
pump, solar hot water, solar photovoltaic and wind turbines.
If you would like general information regarding the above
technologies please contact our
Home Energy Efficiency
Officer.
For more information about energy savings go to the
South West Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre
(SWESTA).
