[008] – RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH GOOD ENERGY
Renewable energy seems to really have the bit between it's teeth now, which is fabulous news. It has gone from contributing 9% of our electricity mix in 2009, to 25% in 2018 and in 2017 more renewable energy was added to the 'global grid' than energy from fossil fuels.
In this episode I'm chatting to Tom Steward who is one of the energy boffins (and very lovely with it!) at Good Energy. It's a fascinating conversation about the renewable energy sector in general, and about Good Energy and their 'good approach' to energy, business and everything that they do.
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Useful links
More information about Good Energy's carbon off-setting schemes
The blog posts that Tom refers to about the the different types of renewable tariffs and why they aren't all created equally
- Not all Green Tariffs are created Equal - Part 1
- Not all Green Tariffs are created Equal - Part 2
- Not all Green Tariffs are created Equal - Part 3
Where to find local community energy projects
Air source heat pumps and ground source heat pumps
My Sustainable Life FB community(do come and join us!)
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I'd love to hear your thoughts, and especially if you've been inspired to switch to a renewable energy tariff - do leave a comment below, or come and join in the conversation in my Sustainable Life community on FB!
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