Green or renewable electricity suppliers are approved electricity suppliers who buy the power that they supply from renewable energy sources: wind farms, hydroelectric power stations, solar photovoltaic installations, and, in the future, wave power and others… Some of them also use nuclear power, which I know is not everyone’s idea of ‘green’ electricity, but fortunately there are enough suppliers to enable you to pick and choose.

Switching to a green electricity supplier means that the energy you consume is CO2 neutral, that is to say that it has been generated without producing CO2 emissions. It doesn’t mean you should go ‘woohoo’ and consume all you want, but it does mean that you are emitting less CO2 than someone whose electricity comes from a coal-burning power station. Surprisingly enough, renewable electricity costs about the same as well, or at worst 10% more expensive, which you can offset if you change all your lightbulbs to energy saving ones.

The UK’s open energy supplier market (and it’s the same in many European countries too) means that it is extremely easy to switch your electricity supplier nowadays. In fact, all you have to do is to click on this link to visit Energy Linx, who compare all the different available prices, show you the options (including their sources of green electricity) and help you set in motion your transfer online.

Switching to a green / renewable electricity supplier has to be the easiest move you can make to reduce your co2 emissions. If you combine it with following all of our other reduce your co2 tips you will save money as well, and ensure that there is enough renewable electricity available for all the other converts. This one is a given: DO IT NOW!