| Using renewable energy is one of the most | | | | for your home. If the wind speed is below the |
| important things that you can do as a home | | | | required amount, then the system will be offline |
| owner. There are various advantages to using | | | | and you will use electricity from your local utility |
| renewable energy at your home. Using renewable | | | | company. However, in case the wind speed is high |
| energy can be something that can help both you | | | | enough to produce more electricity then you can |
| (as an individual) and the world (as a whole). | | | | use at that time, you can even sell that excess |
| There are various options that are available to | | | | electricity to your local utility company in most |
| you as a home owner, when you use renewable | | | | states. |
| energy. | | | | For residential use, you can also use geothermal |
| The most common type of renewable energy is | | | | energy for your heating needs. Although |
| definitely solar energy. This energy is used to | | | | geothermal energy can not be used to produce |
| create hot water at your home and it can also be | | | | electricity, it can be used to efficiently heat your |
| used to generate electricity by using photovoltaic | | | | house. In some geothermal systems, it is even |
| cells. Although the energy conversion of solar | | | | possible to cool your house. |
| power to electricity has low efficiency, the cost | | | | As you can see, using renewable energy can be |
| of producing this energy is much more lower than | | | | very advantageous to provide electricity to your |
| other forms of renewable energy. | | | | home or to heat up your home. Although the initial |
| The second type of renewable energy is wind | | | | costs of your residential renewable energy |
| energy. By using a residential wind turbine system, | | | | system can be high, in 10 years or so, you will |
| you can reduce your electric bill considerably. The | | | | have gotten back your initial investment and you |
| wind system is constricted of a wind mill and a | | | | will continue to save money on your power bills. In |
| turbine. As the wind blows, the kinetic energy of | | | | addition, you can avail yourself of federal |
| the wind is transformed into electricity via wind | | | | incentives and most importantly your home will |
| turbine. If the wind is fast enough, then the | | | | gain in value when you decide to sell your home in |
| residential system will produce enough electricity | | | | the future. |