'The biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions is power stations, accounting for around one third of the total.'
When you switch to a renewable energy supply, you are also supporting the future of the renewable energy industry. By showing the government and mainstream energy suppliers that you wholeheartedly support renewable energy you can help convince them to increase the support they offer to the industry as a whole.
How do you switch?
The great thing about switching to a green
energy tariff is that it's incredibly EASY to do. There is no need to
get electricians in, or have anything changed physically with you
electricity supply. This is down to the nature of the types of green
energy tariff available to the consumer, the Energy-based tariff and the
Fund-based tariff and tariffs that offer a combination of the two.
Of the choices available, the Energy-based tariff is the option that
actually offers you renewable energy in return for your money. Whilst there
is no change in the actual electricity coming down the wires into your home
when you subscribe to an Energy-based tariff, a proportion of what you pay
will be matched by an equivalent amount of energy being fed into the nation
grid from renewable sources. Tariffs such as the one from Good Energy Ltd
(switch at www.good-energy.co.uk
) promise to match 100% of the units of electricity you buy from them with
an equal amount from renewable sources, at the end of the year.
With Fund-based energy tariffs a proportion of the money you pay to the
supplier is donated into a fund that supports new renewable capacity, green
causes or other related initiatives. An independent body, established
either by the supplier or a registered charity, normally administers these
funds. In some cases the donation made from the consumer is matched in equal
amounts by a donation made by the tariff supplier. A combination
tariff is usually some mixture of both Fund-based or energy based supply.
Source: 'The good shopping guide'. 2004
Home Energy links
www.good-energy.co.uk
http://www.gooshing.co.uk/home_energy/
http://www.itpower.co.uk/
http://www.uswitch.com/energy
