Nonrenewable fossil fuels like coal, petroleum, and natural gas provide more then 85% of the energy used in the world. in the United States, fossil fuels make up about 81.6% of the energy supply. Nuclear power provides 7.7% and renewable energy sources like wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and biomass make up only 7.3%. That is a lot of fossil fuels put in the air everyday that we can never renew. Nuclear energy is good but the material it produces is bad for the environment. But it can help by using renewable resources to generate it's energy.
Sure, it is near impossible to just stop using electricity completely but replacing it with renewable energy during times of the day when it is possible should be used. Like during the day time when it is nice and sunny out or if it is raining and the wind is blowing, you can turn your electricity off and used solar or wind power to generate energy to use all day long.
Are people able to easily switch from one power source to another, or would they have to manually unplug one and plug the other in?
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