| Word Count: 515 | | | | (meeting all of one's home's energy needs by installing |
| Characters: 3271 | | | | alternative energy technology such as solar panels or |
| Character Width: 60 | | | | wind turbines) will become to home energy supply |
| Resource Box: 4 lines + 2 web links to | | | | what the Internet became to home communications |
| “Greenlight | | | | and data gathering, and eventually this will have deep |
| Merchants” and “GLM Store” | | | | effects on the businesses of the existing energy |
| = | | | | supply companies. |
| Alternative Energy For The Home, A Growing Trend | | | | Carbon Free's analysis also show that energy |
| -by Elton DeWése | | | | companies themselves have jumped in on the game |
| © Elton DeWése – All Rights | | | | and seek to leverage micro generation to their own |
| Reserved | | | | advantage for opening up new markets for |
| = | | | | themselves. Carbon Free cites the example of |
| The trend toward homes that are powered by | | | | electricity companies (in the UK) reporting that they are |
| alternative energy sources, ranging from wind turbines | | | | seriously researching and developing ideas for new |
| and solar collection cells to hydrogen fuel cells and | | | | geothermal energy facilities, as these companies see |
| biomass gases, is one that needs to continue into the | | | | geothermal energy production as a highly profitable |
| 21st century and beyond. We have great need of | | | | wave of the future. Another conclusion of Carbon |
| becoming more energy independent, and not having to | | | | Free is that solar energy hot water heating technology |
| rely on the supplying of fossil fuels from unstable | | | | is an efficient technology for reducing home water |
| nations who are often hostile to us and our interests. | | | | heating costs in the long run, although it is initially quite |
| But even beyond this factor, we as individuals need to | | | | expensive to install. However, solar power is not yet |
| get “off the grid” and also stop having to | | | | cost-effective for corporations, as they require too |
| be so reliant on government-lobbying giant oil | | | | much in the way of specialized plumbing to implement |
| corporations who have a stranglehold on people when | | | | solar energy hot water heating. Lastly, Carbon Free |
| it comes to heating their homes (and if not through oil, | | | | tells us that installing wind turbines is an efficient way |
| then heat usually supplied by grid-driven electricity, | | | | of reducing home electricity costs, while also being |
| another stranglehold). | | | | more independent. However, again this is initially a very |
| As Remi Wilkinson, Senior Analyst with Carbon Free, | | | | expensive thing to have installed, and companies would |
| puts it, inevitably, the growth of distributed generation | | | | do well to begin slashing their prices on these devices |
| will lead to the restructuring of the retail electricity | | | | or they could find themselves losing market share. |
| market and the generation, transmission and distribution | | | | ______________________ |
| infrastructure. The power providers may have to | | | | With “over 3300 items” to choose from |
| diversify their business to make up for revenues lost | | | | his gift store and many more from his audio/video |
| through household energy micro generation. She's | | | | store, Elton DeWése (owner/operator) |
| referring to the conclusions by a group of UK analysts, | | | | manages one of the best sites on line for Gift ware, |
| herself included among them, who call themselves | | | | Collectibles and Home and Garden décor items. |
| Carbon Free. Carbon Free has been studying the | | | | Gift Store=> |
| ever-growing trend toward alternative energy-using | | | | Audio/video Store=> |
| homes in England and the West. This trend is being | | | | **Attn Ezine Editors/Site Owners** |
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| and development, the rising cost of oil and other fossil | | | | place, do not modify the content and include our |
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| desires to be energy independent. Carbon Free | | | | publication would be appreciated. Article can be edited |
| concludes that, assuming traditional energy prices | | | | down to any word count by author. |
| remain at their current level or rise, micro generation | | | | |