Power

To most citizens of the world who live in the comfort of their home with an added luxury of air conditioning, it is just a matter of pressing the right button to cool the room. The fact that sources of energy to generate electricity is becoming more scarce now is not a common thought to most men. With the price of electricity we pay now, we should all be thankful.

With our country blessed with an all year round summer, what could be the main obstacle of making solar energy highly commercialized. A country in Europe utilizes solar energy more than we do. In fact, they are at the forefront of solar technology. Being a four-season country themselves is already the main challenge for solar source. The answer lies in us. Does it ever cross our mind, as a noble citizen, to ponder for a while on the rate that we are paying for electricity in our country, as compared to other countries. Are we paying paying more than them or less? Should we be going into renewable energy, are we willing to pay more for each kw/h used? The depleting source of energy everywhere is worrying for those who are concern. Power plants are mainly running on coals and gases. The high demand and scarcity of coal itself has brought the market price to shoot up. In worst cases, coal-producing countries are not willing to sell to their importers just because the demand of coal in their own country could not be catered.