True Cost of Renewable Energy

During this time of coronavirus, people at home read interesting articles that shed light on the industries that you never knew were going on until you knew about it. You may have heard or read before that renewable energy is an expensive source of energy that needs government subsidies to compete with traditional sources of energy. Traditional sources of energy such as oil and coal have shown to be cheaper at times than renewable energy generated power, but there is a side of the story that is missing when analyzing the cost of renewable vs non-renewable power. When we purchase gas or pay a utility bill, that is the direct cost to the consumer, however there is a hidden cost of these traditional sources of energy that is not represented in the direct cost. In this article we want you, as consumers of energy, to know what the true cost of renewable energy really is.