Economics
Let's face it, today's society is based on money. It's all about buying, selling, and saving. You are definitley not saving when you are paying for a monthy electricity bill to heat and cool your home. Studies from 2009 state, just in California there are an average of 12,941,717 people using electricity, they consume 587 kWh (Kilowatthour)every month costing them around $81.10. Every year that costs about $974 dollars, using alternative electric methods for your home could save you this much.
Enviornmental Impact
More and more people now a days are findings ways to help the enviornment. Planting, not using plastic bags when you go to the grocery store, not using water bottles, switching your lightbulbs, etc. But we also need to pay more attention to the generation of electricity. To generate electricity, you must burn coal, oil, petroleum, or natural gases which all put carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Man made electricity is the primary contributor to the emission of carbon in the
atmosphere.These methods are the most common, (and are the cheapest), but are also the most damaging to Earth. {Information found here}
atmosphere.These methods are the most common, (and are the cheapest), but are also the most damaging to Earth. {Information found here}