EvenGreen Technology

It’s pretty clear that the days are numbered for wide-scale energy-production relying on fossil fuels. Not only has the detrimental environmental impact become increasingly clear, it’s literally impossible for fossil fuels to remain a viable energy option indefinitely. The reason for that, of course, is that fossil fuels are a finite resource. So they’re necessarily not going to last and they’re also inevitably going to become increasingly more expensive as their scarcity increases. That means that the strategies for energy management Boise residents, or any Idaho residents, rely on will have to include renewable power sources. So which of those are best for Idahoans? Geothermal and Hydroelectric Energy Depending on where you live in Idaho, you may already be getting some percentage of your energy from geothermal. However, there are some obvious drawbacks. For starters, most Idahoans don’t live in areas with enough geothermal activity for that to even be an option. There are als...

In the not-so-distant past, there was an understanding that the type of energy that the world, the U.S.A., and Idaho depended on was an important issue that needed to be tackled. However, there wasn’t much the average person could do. Someone got their power from the power company, and that was pretty much that. Even when solar power initially became available it remained prohibitively expensive for the average person—that is not really the case anymore. Idaho solar power is now an option that the average Idahoan homeowner can seriously consider. That being said, is solar power right for Idaho and is it likely to be our future? Does Solar in Idaho Make Sense? One of the primary reasons many Idahoans haven’t seriously taken solar into consideration is an assumption, conscious or not, that our state simply isn’t right for it. After all, we’re not California, Arizona, or Florida. But actually, that can be a good thing! It may seem counterintuitive, but while lots of sunlight is obvi...