{"id":39940,"date":"2020-06-30T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T16:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:23:55","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/es\/whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la diferencia entre energ\u00eda libre de carbono y energ\u00eda renovable?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39940\" class=\"elementor elementor-39940\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1002c743 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1002c743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db73dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db73dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Los t\u00e9rminos libre de carbono y renovable se utilizan a menudo en contextos similares, pero estos dos recursos crean diferentes impactos ambientales y econ\u00f3micos. En 2019, el servicio est\u00e1ndar de MCE, <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/es\/60-renewable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light Green<\/a>era al menos 60% renovable y tambi\u00e9n 90% libre de carbono. Entonces, \u00bfqu\u00e9 significa que la energ\u00eda sea libre de carbono o renovable y por qu\u00e9 es importante?<\/p><p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la energ\u00eda sin carbono?<\/strong><\/p><p>Cuando las fuentes de energ\u00eda se etiquetan como libres de carbono, la energ\u00eda se produce mediante un recurso que no genera emisiones de carbono, como la energ\u00eda nuclear o las grandes hidroel\u00e9ctricas. Aunque estos recursos ayudan a reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, pueden afectar al medio ambiente o a la econom\u00eda. Por ejemplo, los residuos producidos por las centrales nucleares deben almacenarse de forma segura a largo plazo, lo que puede resultar costoso. Adem\u00e1s, la creaci\u00f3n de presas para construir nuevos grandes recursos hidroel\u00e9ctricos tiene repercusiones medioambientales duraderas en los ecosistemas circundantes.<\/p><p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la energ\u00eda renovable?<\/strong><\/p><p>La energ\u00eda renovable, por su parte, se clasifica como un recurso que se repone de forma natural y que produce cero emisiones. Las fuentes de energ\u00eda renovable incluyen la solar, la e\u00f3lica, la geot\u00e9rmica, la biomasa y los biorresiduos, y la hidroel\u00e9ctrica elegible. Los proyectos energ\u00e9ticos pueden generar beneficios medioambientales adicionales adem\u00e1s de sus reducciones de emisiones, como por ejemplo <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/es\/news\/local-projects\/pollinator-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">programas solares respetuosos con los polinizadores<\/a>o beneficios econ\u00f3micos para el empleo, mediante la construcci\u00f3n de nuevos proyectos.<\/p><p><strong>Imaginar la diferencia<\/strong><\/p><p>Aunque toda la energ\u00eda renovable est\u00e1 libre de carbono, no toda la energ\u00eda libre de carbono es renovable. S\u00f3lo son renovables las fuentes que se regeneran de forma natural.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fe5de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37fe5de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3948cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3948cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1363\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carbon-free-vs-renewable-circles-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb9c70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aeb9c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4720e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4720e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">Objetivos de California en materia de energ\u00edas renovables<\/span><\/p><p>El Estado de California\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.ca.gov\/programs-and-topics\/programs\/renewables-portfolio-standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" aria-label=\"requiere proveedores de electricidad - opens in new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">exige a los proveedores de electricidad<\/a>\u00a0para servir a los clientes con un m\u00ednimo de 50% de electricidad renovable para 2030. El servicio est\u00e1ndar Light Green de MCE ha sido 60% renovable desde 2017, cumpliendo el mandato del Estado 13 a\u00f1os antes. Adem\u00e1s, en 2019, Light Green fue 90% libre de carbono. Los clientes de MCE tambi\u00e9n pueden optar hasta 100% de energ\u00eda renovable con MCE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/es\/100-renewable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" aria-label=\"Deep Green - se abre en una pesta\u00f1a nueva\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Deep Green<\/a>\u00a0servicio, que se abastece de 50% e\u00f3lica y 50% solar.<\/p><p>Las tecnolog\u00edas de energ\u00eda limpia de los hogares y empresas participantes se conectar\u00e1n en red y se agregar\u00e1n para recibir se\u00f1ales de mercado de la MCE y sus socios para cargar y descargar en los momentos del d\u00eda en que la energ\u00eda sea m\u00e1s barata y limpia.<\/p><p>El VPP supondr\u00e1 un importante ahorro en la factura de los participantes. Tambi\u00e9n reducir\u00e1 la presi\u00f3n sobre la red, disminuyendo el riesgo de cortes de electricidad y la necesidad de centrales el\u00e9ctricas contaminantes.<\/p><p>MCE se compromete a fomentar el desarrollo de nuevos proyectos locales y estatales de energ\u00eda renovable para proporcionar a los clientes energ\u00eda limpia y apoyar la generaci\u00f3n estable de energ\u00eda y puestos de trabajo en los pr\u00f3ximos a\u00f1os. Las iniciativas locales de energ\u00eda renovable de MCE incluyen proyectos como\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/es\/news\/press-releases\/amcan-fit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"American Canyon Solar Project - abrir en una pesta\u00f1a nueva\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/amcan-fit\/\">Proyecto solar American Canyon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/es\/news\/press-releases\/mce-solar-one-thinking-globally-building-locally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"MCE Solar One - abrir en una pesta\u00f1a nueva\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/mce-solar-one-thinking-globally-building-locally\/\">MCE Solar One<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/es\/news\/press-releases\/redwood-landfill-biogas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"conversi\u00f3n de gas en energ\u00eda en el vertedero de Redwood - abrir en nueva pesta\u00f1a\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/redwood-landfill-biogas\/\">conversi\u00f3n de gas en energ\u00eda en el vertedero de Redwood<\/a>y\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/es\/local-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"otros proyectos - abrir en una pesta\u00f1a nueva\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/local-projects\/\">otros proyectos<\/a>\u00a0en colaboraci\u00f3n con empresas locales. Todos los proyectos renovables de la MCE apoyan tanto la econom\u00eda ecol\u00f3gica estatal como la local y se espera que suministren un flujo constante de energ\u00eda limpia durante a\u00f1os.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6>* Seg\u00fan lo comunicado al Programa de Divulgaci\u00f3n de Fuentes de Energ\u00eda de la Comisi\u00f3n de Energ\u00eda de California. Los datos de MCE est\u00e1n sujetos a una auditor\u00eda y verificaci\u00f3n independientes que no se completar\u00e1n hasta el 1 de octubre de 2020. Las cifras anteriores pueden no sumar el 100% debido al redondeo.<\/h6><h6><br \/>** Las fuentes de energ\u00eda no especificadas se refieren a la electricidad que no es trazable a una instalaci\u00f3n de generaci\u00f3n espec\u00edfica, como la electricidad comercializada a trav\u00e9s de transacciones de mercado abierto. Las fuentes de energ\u00eda no especificadas suelen ser una mezcla de todos los tipos de recursos y pueden incluir energ\u00edas renovables.<\/h6><h6><br \/>En la foto: una gran presa hidroel\u00e9ctrica (izda.) y un parque de energ\u00eda renovable solar + e\u00f3lica (dcha.)<\/h6><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The terms carbon-free and renewable are often used in similar contexts, but these two resources create different environmental and economic impacts. 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