Energy Saving News
The Era of Energy Efficiency
The era of clean and cheaper energy sources has come at last!
As one of the last power plants, the Big Stone II, admits defeat in the US, new opportunities arise for a change to more environmentally-friendly and cost-effective power in the Upper Midwest, and worldwide.
The running cost of the Big Stone II was a lot harder to finance than readily available energy efficient solutions, bringing with them the benefits of 21st century technology.
Energy efficiency projects not only provide more jobs for people in their hometowns at present, but also guarantee to save money for years to come.
Wind power for example, a renewable energy source, provides manufacturing, construction, operation and maintenance jobs along with improving air quality and lowering water consumption.
The Big Stone II project no longer being feasible led consortium members to realising that there was a better power source available.
Lower energy demand, due to load management, efficiency and conservation, has altered the outlook for future energy needs.
Energy efficiency represents a win-win situation, with a colossal potential. It has been established that the energy savings made with energy efficiency are equal to the produce of several large coal-fired generators, but for only a fraction of the cost.
But there is more. Energy efficiency also positively affects people, by adding value to their lives in essential ways. For instance, implementing energy efficient devices in schools would allow the establishment to save money on energy bills and therefore have more funds to buy books and supplies for their students, provide heated or cooled classrooms for comfort, and hire more teachers.
Energy efficiency, as well as preserving the environment and saving people a lot of money, actually provides a more productive environment for students and teachers, and contributes in making them happier coming to work or to school. This in turn will affect the quality of their interactions and moods.
Energy efficiency also enables a better health-care system. By upgrading to energy efficient solutions (sometimes with funding aids from the state for public establishments), hospitals are able to save on energy costs which provides them with more money for medical professionals and staff, and life-saving medication.
The time has come to switch to cleaner, more efficient, cost-effective energy, and to preserve our planet and our finances. The world deserves a better future.
Friday 20th November 2009
