• Renewable energy can lower greenhouse gas emissions, diversify energy supply, and encourage economic development and job creation.

Environmental and financial benefits of using renewable energy include the following:

• Producing energy that does not emit greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and lowers different kinds of air pollution.
• Diversifying energy supply and lowering dependence on fuels from abroad.
  • Fossil fuels and renewable energy sources differ in that renewable energy can be made in a large range of areas. Fossil fuels can only be in particular locations and are one of the United States’ main imports from other countries, particularly the Middle East.
  • Other countries can adjust the price of their fossil fuels at any given moment, leaving the U.S. and its people at risk of price increases that can really damage the economy.
• Crafting economic development and jobs in production, installation, and more.
  • Job creation for renewable energy is usually in rural or economically depressed locations, and further assists in sustaining local economies through capital investments, taxes, and other associated economic actions.
  • The development of massive renewable energy plans can also give rise to other infrastructure investments that supply added benefits to local communities, like roads and communication infrastructure.