Alberta's Electricity Generation - 2013
​Gigawatt hour (GWh)  

​Coal 39,186    
Natural Gas 29,028    
Hydro 2,028    
Wind 3,107    
Biomass 2,250    
Others* 405    

​Total 76,004

​Source: AUC 
​(Alberta Utilities Commission)
​* include fuel oil and waste heat. 

Did you know that about 52% of Alberta's electricity comes directly from burning coal? Combined with natural gas,  that means 90% of our electricity comes from burning environmentally damaging non-renewable resources!  The emissions and waste from this process is extremely poisonous and dangerous for our land, water, air, and overall future.  The pollution harms our fresh water, our food, our wildlife, our ability to have children, our quality of life, and on it goes.  Without getting overly technical with numbers and math overload, most people can agree that this isn't a good thing.

Think about it this way...say you drive an electric car.  The car no longer produces emissions that harm the environment, but where does the extra electricity come from to charge the batteries?  Coal!

So what can we do to make a difference?  Consider solar micro generation for your home or business.  Let's explore further.

Cost of Solar in 1977 = approx. $76/watt

Cost of Solar in 2014 = approx. $0.76/watt

BENEFITS

• Clean and quiet power generation on your rooftop
• Energy independence, no more power outages
• Solar panels last 25+ years, are maintenance free, and essentially indestructible.  Hail does not damage solar panels!
  
• Most panels come with a 10 year defect warranty and a 25 year performance guarantee.
• Added property value
• Solar pays for itself!  Return on investment averages 5% based on your energy usage levels and electricity production at today's rates...are your current investments performing up to this level??  Beat the bank and inflation!
• Protect yourself from volatile energy prices
• Depending on scale, household solar installation will offset the same amount of carbon as 50-150 mature trees each year