Today's Energy Insight

Renewable Energy is any energy derived from natural processes, such as sunlight, water or wind. These resources are replenished faster than they are consumed, hence "renewable". The following fun facts about renewable energy highlight its growth, efficiency, and effectiveness:

• Renewable Energy creates three-times more jobs than fossil fuels.
• One wind turbine generates enough electricity to power up to 1,400 households.
• If taken advantage of to its fullest extent, sunlight that beams on the earth for one hour could meet world energy demands for an entire year.
• The largest wind turbine in the world, located in Hawaii, stands 20 stories tall and has blades the length of a football field.
• Silicon, the major component of a solar cell, is the 2nd most abundant element in the Earth’s crust (about 28% by mass) after oxygen.