AUSTRALIA

In November 2019, Australia’s grid was powered by 50.2% renewable energy for the first time through the combined output of rooftop solar, large-scale wind, and large-scale solar. Solar panel incentives are the big push with attractive subsidies (which oversubscribe quickly!). GreenPower is a voluntary government accredited program that enables your electricity provider to purchase renewable energy on your household's or business's behalf. And to see how green your current supplier is and to consider a switch, here’s a league table.

UK

We found it quicker to go straight to the renewable company’s website and swap from there (instead of via price comparison sites who don’t yet seem to make green energy a priority filter to sift through deals).

Here’s some of the best:

• Bulb

• Ecotricity

• Good Energy

• Octopus

It literally takes a couple of minutes to switch!

USA

Over 600 utilities across the US already offer customers the option to choose green power from renewables like wind and solar. The programs may have different names like Windsource (Xcel in Colorado, Minnesota, and Texas) or Green Source (Portland General Electric in Oregon), but they basically work the same way: the utility either generates the power with clean sources or buys renewable energy certificates from other clean energy providers. Next step: Check your utility’s website or pick up the phone.

And what if your utility doesn’t offer a green power option? Have a look at these 3 easy alternatives here.

This is an excerpt from a US climate resource.