Renewable Energy Strategies For Renters, Condo Owners, etc..

Perhaps you live in an apartment, condominium or hotel (or even a dorm room) and it seems that alternative energy resources are just for businesses and single family home owners and therfore unavailable to you. Actually, there are many ways to implement and take advantage of alternative energy without owning real estate.

Direct Access Plans/Programs

In some states, you can notify your local power provider that you want to select a specific renewable energy power company (green energy power provider) as the provider for your power needs. Green power companies specifically use wind and/or solar energy farms to produce energy. Selecting one as your energy provider helps protect the environment, encourages more green energy developmentthat is sold to commercial power grid companies and ultimatly selected by eco-minded consumers. An example of this is the state of New Jersey's CleanPower Choice Program or state of Massachusetts' Clean Energy Choice Program. Click here to see which states offer direct access (energy restructuring, deregulation and retail supplier choice). programs.

Renewable Energy Internet Service Providers and Web Hosting

A number of web hosting and internet service providers (ISPs) specifically operate their equipment using renewable energy sources. This is a great alternative energy option for the ecologically minded internet user because, collectively, the energy requirements for powering the internet are enormous.Vendors such as Xmission and LMI use 100% renewable energy resources. This is significant due to the hugely energy intensive nature of these businesses. Using their products encourages renewable energy development and growth. See our special home sources page for additional renewable energy internet vendors.

Solar Energy Products at Home and On The Move

Depending on the need there are many solar energy products that will support our energy thirsty lifsyles. Whether recharging a portable game player, laptop computers, digital photography/video equipment or just an electronic picnic cooler, there are a number of innovative solar powered solutions that can fill the need. We've noted some of the more interesting devices below.

Personal Portable Solar Power - foldable panels and multi-device power units available in various sizes and energy capacities, they are useful anytime a portable power source is needed. Most use mono or poly crystaline silicon technology (high light to energy conversion efficiency).