It would be great to be able to generate our own energy, either via a wind turbine, solar collectors (PV cells) or even a small watermill in the occasional stream! However, any one of these is some way off at the moment.
What we have done though is ensure that the grid-supplied electricity we use is helping to increase the use of renewables (non-polluting and not adding to climate change) for power generation. To do this we buy all our electricity from Ecotricity.
Some suppliers state that all their power is 'green', which in reality means they buy their power from renewable generators. Whilst their power is generated renewably it doesn't necessarily mean that they are investing in renewables by, for example, building wind farms. Ecotricity, however, are investing in renewable energy to the tune of £7 million this year, and we think they're great as a result!
If you want to read more try this article from the Ecologist http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=428
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