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There will always be some amount of demand for energy. If you pump a little bit more wind powered energy into the grid that reduces the amount of demand on coal
by dcurtis 18y ago
There will always be some amount of demand for energy. If you pump a little bit more wind powered energy into the grid that reduces the amount of demand on coal, then you're doing at least a little bit of good.
- ivankirigin 18y agoThat's not the way supply and demand work. Adding wind increases the supply and lowers the cost of energy, which increases the demand. It could easily cause a net increase in energy used. The fundamental problem is that you don't offset anything. Offsetting would be replacing conventional energy generation with alternative, and paying for the difference in cost, not just adding more energy. Your local energy provider probably has a program to do this. Call them up, and ask to spend more on energy. As they expand their generation capabilities, they do more alternatives according to your direction. That's a "real" offset.
- dcurtis 18y agoI think the certificates that CO2Stats buys actually do what you described as a "real" offset. It entices traditional energy suppliers to invest in clean energy.
- ivankirigin 18y agoI'll look into it. If so, awesome!
- ivankirigin 18y ago4. How do Renewable Energy Certificates help the environment? Renewable Energy Certificates guarantee that a certain amount of clean wind and solar electricity will be generated onto the power grid, displacing fossil fuel-based electricity generation. Since we measure the location and fuel makeup of your users and servers, we are able to purchase an equal amount of renewable energy to offset the non-renewable component of your energy footprint. The more renewable energy we support, the less non-renewable energy will be required in the future. http://www.co2stats.com/faq.php http://www.co2stats.com/faq.php I'm still a bit unclear on whose behalf they are buying energy.