6 Ways to Power Your Home Using Renewable Energy

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6 Ways to Power Your Home Using Renewable Energy
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• Reducing your carbon footprint at home is made
  much easier nowadays, thanks to affordable,
  renewable energy sources. While some are more
  cost effective than others, all are capable of
  helping homeowners reduce their energy bills,
  while reducing their reliance on harmful fossil
  fuels.
• Below are 6 of the most effective ways to power
  your home using renewable energy
• 1.Solar power
• At the top of the list with good reason, solar
  systems are becoming increasingly more
  affordable, and through solar photovoltaic panels
  installed on the roof, you can use the sun to
  generate enough electricity to power your home.

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• Capable of generating power even when its not
  sunny, that power can then be stored in
  batteries, so that you can still have enough
  power under the cover of darkness. Better still,
  any electricity you generate that you dont use,
  can be sold back to the grid.
• 2.Wind energy
• While the sight of gigantic wind turbines in wide
  open spaces is now a common sight, they also come
  in smaller versions that can be erected at
  peoples homes either as a free-standing pole or
  attached to the building itself. Electricity is
  generated as the blades turn in the wind, driving
  the internal turbine and creating power.

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• 3.Air source heat pumps
• This renewable energy system uses heat from the
  air outside to provide homes with heating and hot
  water, and can be described as working in a
  similar way to a refrigerator, but the opposite
  way round.
• Almost totally silent when operating, this is a
  clean and environmentally friendly heating
  source, and can save homeowners money on their
  heating bills every month.

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• 4.Biomass systems
• Providing heating and hot water by burning
  organic materials, like wood pellets, chips or
  logs, biomass heating systems can reduce your
  carbon footprint when compared to other methods
  that rely on burning fossil fuels such as coal
  and oil. Experts have found that a biomass system
  can save homeowners hundreds of dollars on their
  heating bills every year.

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• 5.Solar heating
• As well as providing your home with electricity
  via the suns rays, a solar energy system can give
  you all the hot water and heating you need, all
  year round. The power generated from the solar
  system heats up water that is then stored in a
  hot water cylinder, and the size of the solar
  panels you choose, will depend upon your
  electricity and heating needs.

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• 6.Hydroelectric systems
• While most of us think of large-scale
  hydroelectric power plants that operate
  industries, you can actually buy smaller systems
  for the home, although this will depend whether
  you live close to a natural water source, such as
  a river or lake. On a river with a one metre
  drop, a hydroelectric system can generate enough
  power to power a home, all year round.
• Solar energy systems are by and large the most
  affordable option for the average homeowner, and
  are a great way to begin reducing your carbon
  footprint and saving money on your energy bills.

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