• Renewable energy is energy from a natural resource that is a sustainable, meaning it can be naturally replenished or renewed within a human lifespan.
• Some natural resources such as moving water, wind and sunshine, are not at risk of depletion from use for energy production.

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Geothermal Energy

• Geothermal energy can be captured from the heat stored beneath the earth’s surface. 
• It can be captured from naturally-occurring underground steams and used to produce electricity.  
• A ground source heat pump can also take advantage of the temperature differential between outside air and the ground or groundwater and be used for heating and cooling.

Solar Energy

• Solar power uses energy from the sun to directly generate electricity or heat and is an abundant, renewable and sustainable energy source.
• Two active solar technologies that involve electrical or mechanical equipment are becoming common:
  • Solar collectors or panels that are used to heat water or ventilation air for use in buildings (solar thermal).
  • Solar photovoltaic technology that uses solar cells to convert sunlight directly into electricity (solar PV).