Ways to save that Constant Power Supply

You have been experiencing constant electric power supply and you are wondering what and how do you save this energy, well from the Law of Thermodynamics, we were taught that Energy can neither be created or destroyed but can be converted from one form to another, so we have to convert the Electric power supply to another form.

Unfortunately, solar and wind power cannot be stored as efficiently as non-renewable sources of energy. During windless days, the turbines will not rotate and during cloudy days and nights, solar panels will not generate electricity. There are, however, ways to convert the excess energy into a different form of energy and use it during those windless or cloudy days. The options are:

 Rechargeable batteries. They are a simple and effective way to capture excess electricity. However, they are not a particularly environmentally friendly option nor cost efficient due to their relatively high price and low life span. In fact, they cost per kilowatt hour is higher than what you are paying to your electricity supplier. At the same time, you would need huge amount of batteries to capture enough energy to be able to use it when you need it the most.

Connect on the grid. If you generate electricity, the easiest way to prevent the excess electricity from going to waste is to simply send it to the transmission grid and “take” it back when you need it. If your annual electricity generation covers your household needs, you will have net electricity use near zero which means that you probably will not be charged for the electricity

taken from the grid.

Energy storage methods are not necessarily limited to renewable energy.

If you have other ways in which we can store Electric power supply, kindly comment in the box below.