Helping Your Clean Energy Provider Save Energy
How To Promote Clean Energy In Your Community
Have you ever wondered what you can do to help your clean energy provider promote clean energy in your community? Well, it turns out there are a number of things that you can do to promote clean energy at home, at local businesses, at schools, and in the community at large.
Why Clean Energy Is Important
The United States spends a lot of money extracting, converting, and utilizing energy—and it’s still not enough. Almost 60 percent of the energy used in the United States gets imported. Top that off with the fact that non-renewable energy sources such as gas and fossil fuels are the largest source of harmful emissions contributing to global climate change, local water, and air pollution. It’s for those reasons that clean energy should get used both at home and in businesses within the community.
Clean Energy For Health
Fossil fuels impact the environment on a global and local scale. You can find out how many “bad air” days your community experiences because it will give you an idea if local businesses are truly complying with Clean Air Act requirements. Be on the lookout for ozone alerts as well.
Clean Energy For Schools
Energy costs are commonly the third largest cost a school has. Ask the administrators and teachers if they’ve ever had an energy audit. If not, try to rally the community to get one done so that you can see where options such as energy-efficient lighting and insulation can replace out of date, energy wasting components. Solar energy may save a school money in the long run when used to support lighting, water heating, and backup electricity for services.
Clean Energy For Local Business Owners
Businesses should take a look at what percentage of their energy costs are related to activities such as space heating, lighting, cooling, or water heating. Recruit local students to complete a project to research the use of solar by governments and businesses in the community and then distribute the information locally. You never know—it may spur action by the community to save energy and save money, which is a winning situation for everyone!
Clean Energy For Homeowner’s Associations
If you live in a neighborhood with a homeowner’s association, contact them and ask what they’re doing to promote energy efficiency or other clean energy solutions. Many city governments will offer analysis, rebates, and technical assistance for utilizing clean power in neighborhoods.
Clean Energy For Your Own Bank Account
It’s not a bad idea to take a look at local solar energy resources and see what is available to you. Many states offer incentives for homeowners to make the switch over to clean energy. You may find tax breaks are available through the federal government too if you’re interested in using clean energy at home.
If you have a pool, then it’s also a good idea to buy a solar pool heater. This can add more months of pool use as well! There are also very affordable solar outdoor lighting you can use for patios, pathways, and security around your home.
Clean energy is more than the responsibility of your clean energy provider; it’s also in everyone’s best interest to promote it in their communities. Set an example by finding out more about how to use clean energy at home, at work, and in the community.
