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2021 was a great year for renewable energy and helped pave the way for a more sustainable future. Let’s look back at the many developments that happened last year: Solar dominated the renewable energy sector Solar made up more than half of the renewable energy added this year, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that it will likely make up 95% of new power capacity globally throug

Christmas is now in full swing! If you're looking for an impressive gift for your loved ones this year, sustainability is the true gift that keeps on giving. To many people, the holiday season means delicious food, presents, and spending time with family and friends. But for our planet, the holiday season means 25% more wa

Today, electricity is a common comfort. It’s something most homeowners and renters typically don’t give a second thought. But are utility companies being completely transparent with their customers? Often, there's a shroud of mystery around electricity that utilities want to keep. Here’s what your utility company doesn’t want you to know: Renewable Energy Payments (REPs) are incentives for homeowners, farmers, businesses, etc., to become producers of renewable energy, or to increase their

WattBuy started with a question: could we build trust and transparency in a sector that was benefiting from a lack of it? When it came to energy choice, there was no source of truth for consumers to understand their options, and more often than not, the industry preyed on low-income households and confused consumers in order to sell electricity plans. Our mission was, and continues to be, to democratize access to affordable, clean electricity. But educating customers alone won’t capture c

According to PR Newswire, new legislation will even the playing field between residential and commercial solar. The Residential Solar Opportunity Act of 2021 is set to provide parity for residential solar customers alongside commercial. This is a huge win fo

According to Apple News, extreme weather events, like the unprecedented storm in Texas in February and the current heat waves in California, are becoming more common and increase the stress on our nation’s power grids. Noah Horowitz, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council explained how we can help take some of the load off the power grid. ‘Any demands we can take off the system will h

According to Dayton Daily News, Dayton Power & Light, the Dayton area’s largest electric utility, is changing its name after 110 years. In 1911, the Hills and Dales Railway Co. bought two competing Dayton utilities, bringing all of Dayton’s electric service under one roof. The company was named the Dayton Power and Li

Amazon Prime Day is perhaps the next best thing since Black Friday. Prime members can find some of the best and top-rated products for practically a steal. The set dates for Prime Day are June 21-22, which means if you’ve been waiting for a great deal on home automation items, now is the time to buy. Home automation tools, like Alexa and Google Nest, can actually help you save money on your bills in the long run. Here at Wattbuy, we’re all about sharing products we love with our audien

More and more of our energy and technology are heading in the direction of electrification, and simply put, we’re not prepared. Whether intended or not, the electrification of most everything is happening. If you were to lose power anytime soon, you would quickly realize just how many things you can’t do without electricity. In fact, there are a lot of things that we could once