{"id":42616,"date":"2022-08-11T16:28:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T15:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=42616"},"modified":"2025-06-12T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:50:27","slug":"top-5-reasons-to-use-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/guides\/top-5-reasons-to-use-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Reasons to Use Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='block-header-basic-block_f3420b2cfe5b2a3ad5c004b9d426f629'  class='flexi-block header-basic-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 relative '>\n\n\n    <div class=\"relative \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col mx-auto    justify-end py-11 md:py-9 lg:py-11 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 \">\n                            <h1 class=\"h2 lg:h3 !mb-0\">\n                    Top 5 Reasons to Use Renewable Energy                <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-wrap justify-between w-full mx-auto\">\n    <div class=\"w-full py-5 breadcrumbs\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_41b6659261b430d41c15d7ce97b5478b'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42617\" src=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/renewable-energy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/renewable-energy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/renewable-energy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/renewable-energy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/renewable-energy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/renewable-energy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/renewable-energy-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By now, everyone has heard of renewable energy, but are you are aware of just how much of a positive impact it can have on your home, bills and, most importantly, our planet?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Renewable energy is the key focal point to the\u00a0myenergi mission\u00a0of creating a more sustainable future. We currently provide tens of thousands of homes and businesses with\u00a0renewable green energy products, but there are still plenty of people yet to make the switch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here are our top reasons why now is the perfect time to start using renewable energy\u2026<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_273bb7b572e3ad9838c4ea378f5dc415\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-12 md:pt-20 lg:pt-32 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    \">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pr-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Wind-4.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Wind-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Wind-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Wind-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Wind-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Wind-4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Wind-4-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n            \n            \n                <div class=\"w-full self-center lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none lg:pl-20 2xl:pl-45 pt-12 lg:pt-0 load-hidden content-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h3><b>1) Better for the environment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Fossil fuels are overloading the air with greenhouse gases, which are having an alarmingly damaging effect on our planet.<\/p>\n<p>Sea levels are rising, ice caps are melting and temperatures are soaring. The\u00a0climate crisis\u00a0is real, and we need to do all we can to cut down the effects of global warming.<\/p>\n<p>Enter, renewable energy: a cleaner, more sustainable and recyclable means of powering our homes.<\/p>\n<p>Saving the planet feels good, we know as it\u2019s part of our Green Team\u2019s key mission! Is it time you joined us in embracing more natural means to power your home?<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_86e7a6c43e67f5a97e58d3fb229d46de\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    lg:flex-row-reverse\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pl-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/armand-khoury-rnUHYyG6cjA-unsplash-700x700-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" 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last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h3><b>2) Better for our health<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cEvery year in the UK, it\u2019s estimated that the equivalent of 40,000 early deaths can be linked to breathing in polluted air,\u201d according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blf.org.uk\/support-for-you\/air-pollution\/effects?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhISG0d_N4wIVQ7TtCh0wAwjfEAAYASAAEgK1r_D_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Lung Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it is also reported that 248 hospitals are in areas where \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blf.org.uk\/air-quality?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvNbtvN_N4wIVQ53VCh0K6A3XEAAYASAAEgJxiPD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">air pollution is above the World Health Organisation\u2019s limit<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Not only are fossil fuels and global warming damaging our wildlife and environment, they are also having a seriously detrimental effect on our health.<\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy sources such as\u00a0wind power,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/solarpowerni.co.uk\/solar-panels-for-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar panels<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0hydroelectric energy, on the other hand, are much more natural, and therefore ensure cleaner air.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_e6dd57413f5545598d10563464896598'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-12 md:pt-20 lg:pt-32 pb-12 md:pb-20 lg:pb-32 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Blog-Sales-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Blog-Sales-2.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Blog-Sales-2-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Blog-Sales-2-1024x439.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Blog-Sales-2-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Blog-Sales-2-600x257.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Blog-Sales-2-250x107.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id='block-columns-block_589971026a87a7d06fe0f474187db4e6'  class='bg-white flexi-block columns-block pt-12 md:pt-20 lg:pt-32 pb-12 md:pb-20 lg:pb-32 columns overflow-x-hidden'>\n\t\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-8xl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-7.5 lg:grid-cols-3 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow pb-7 lg:pb-10 !pt-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>3) Energy in abundance<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>It is widely reported that the amount of energy we can pull from coal is finite, while nuclear energy is detrimental to the state of our planet.<\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy is a whole different story, though.<\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, renewable energy produces a vast supply of power, with the Earth\u2019s resources able to consistently top up the tank.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, solar, wind, biomass and hydroelectric power is already generating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/renewable-energy-germany-electricity-coal-nuclear-power-a9017821.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">half of Germany\u2019s output<\/a>, while Costa Rica recently went\u00a0300 days on renewable energy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow pb-7 lg:pb-10 !pt-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>4) Cheaper to run<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>While the initial installation of renewable energy sources can be significant, the truth of the matter is that, in the long run, it will save you money.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to see the likes of wind turbines and solar panels as an investment. The moment you start consuming your own energy \u2013 which is effectively endless and recyclable \u2013 you will soon see more disposable income in your bank account at the end of each month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow pb-7 lg:pb-10 !pt-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5) More control over your own energy<\/h3>\n<p>Fed up of paying for power from the grid? 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