{"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\/tl\/whats-the-difference-between-carbon-free-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ano ang Pagkakaiba sa pagitan ng Carbon-Free at Renewable Energy?"},"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>Ang mga terminong carbon-free at renewable ay kadalasang ginagamit sa magkatulad na konteksto, ngunit ang dalawang mapagkukunang ito ay lumilikha ng magkaibang epekto sa kapaligiran at ekonomiya. Noong 2019, ang karaniwang serbisyo ng MCE, <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/60-renewable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Light Green<\/a>, ay hindi bababa sa 60% renewable at 90% din na walang carbon. Kaya, ano ang ibig sabihin kapag ang enerhiya ay inilarawan bilang carbon-free o renewable, at bakit ito mahalaga?<\/p><p><strong>Ano ang Carbon-Free Energy?<\/strong><\/p><p>Kapag ang mga mapagkukunan ng enerhiya ay may label na carbon-free, ang enerhiya ay ginawa ng isang mapagkukunan na hindi bumubuo ng mga carbon emissions, tulad ng nuclear o malaking hydroelectric. Bagama&#039;t nakakatulong ang mga mapagkukunang ito na bawasan ang mga greenhouse gas emissions, maaari itong makaapekto sa kapaligiran o ekonomiya. Halimbawa, ang mga basurang ginawa ng mga nuclear power plant ay kailangang ligtas na maimbak sa mahabang panahon, na maaaring maging masinsinang gastos. Bukod pa rito, ang paglikha ng mga dam upang makabuo ng bago, malalaking mapagkukunan ng hydroelectric ay may pangmatagalang epekto sa kapaligiran sa mga nakapalibot na ecosystem.<\/p><p><strong>Ano ang Renewable Energy?<\/strong><\/p><p>Ang nababagong enerhiya, sa kabilang banda, ay inuri bilang isang likas na replenishing na mapagkukunan na gumagawa ng zero emissions. Kabilang sa mga nababagong mapagkukunan ng enerhiya ang solar, wind, geothermal, biomass at biowaste, at karapat-dapat na hydroelectric. Ang mga proyekto ng enerhiya ay maaaring lumikha ng mga karagdagang benepisyo sa kapaligiran bukod pa sa kanilang mga pagbawas sa emisyon, tulad ng <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/news\/local-projects\/pollinator-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pollinator-friendly solar programs<\/a>, o mga benepisyo sa trabaho sa ekonomiya, sa pamamagitan ng pagtatayo ng mga bagong proyekto.<\/p><p><strong>Larawan ng Pagkakaiba<\/strong><\/p><p>Habang ang lahat ng renewable energy ay carbon-free, hindi lahat ng carbon-free na enerhiya ay renewable. Tanging ang mga mapagkukunang natural-replenishing lamang ang nababago.<\/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;\">Mga Layunin ng Nababagong Enerhiya ng California<\/span><\/p><p>Ang Estado ng 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=\"nangangailangan ng mga tagapagbigay ng kuryente - bubukas sa bagong tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">nangangailangan ng mga tagapagbigay ng kuryente<\/a>\u00a0upang pagsilbihan ang mga customer na may pinakamababang 50% na nababagong kuryente pagsapit ng 2030. Ang karaniwang serbisyo ng Light Green ng MCE ay naging 60% na nababago mula noong 2017, na nakakatugon sa mandato ng Estado 13 taon nang maaga. Bilang karagdagan, noong 2019, ang Light Green ay 90% na walang carbon. Ang mga customer ng MCE ay maaari ding mag-opt up sa 100% renewable energy sa MCE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/100-renewable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\" aria-label=\"Deep Green - bubukas sa bagong tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Deep Green<\/a>\u00a0serbisyo, na nagmula sa 50% wind at 50% solar.<\/p><p>Ang mga teknolohiya ng malinis na enerhiya sa mga kalahok na tahanan at negosyo ay i-network at pagsasama-samahin upang makatanggap ng mga signal ng merkado mula sa MCE at mga kasosyo para sa pagsingil at pag-discharge sa mga oras ng araw na ang enerhiya ay mas mura at mas malinis.<\/p><p>Ang VPP ay magbibigay ng makabuluhang pagtitipid sa bill para sa mga kalahok. Babawasan din nito ang grid strain, binabawasan ang panganib ng pagkawala ng kuryente at ang pangangailangan para sa pagdumi sa mga planta ng kuryente.<\/p><p>Ang MCE ay nakatuon sa pagpapaunlad ng mga bagong lokal at pambuong-estadong proyekto ng nababagong enerhiya upang mabigyan ang mga customer ng malinis na enerhiya at suportahan ang matatag na pagbuo ng kuryente at mga trabaho para sa mga darating na taon. Kasama sa mga lokal na inisyatiba ng renewable energy ng MCE ang mga proyekto tulad ng\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/news\/press-releases\/amcan-fit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"American Canyon Solar Project - bukas sa isang bagong tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/amcan-fit\/\">American Canyon Solar Project<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/news\/press-releases\/mce-solar-one-thinking-globally-building-locally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"MCE Solar One - bukas sa isang bagong tab\" 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\/tl\/news\/press-releases\/redwood-landfill-biogas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"landfill gas-to-energy sa Redwood Landfill - bukas sa isang bagong tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/news\/press-releases\/redwood-landfill-biogas\/\">landfill gas-to-energy sa Redwood Landfill<\/a>, at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/local-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"iba pang mga proyekto - buksan sa isang bagong tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.mcecleanenergy.org\/local-projects\/\">iba pang mga proyekto<\/a>\u00a0sa pakikipagtulungan sa mga lokal na negosyo. Sinusuportahan ng lahat ng nababagong proyekto ng MCE ang Estado at lokal na berdeng ekonomiya at inaasahang magbibigay ng tuluy-tuloy na daloy ng malinis na enerhiya sa mga darating na taon.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h6>* Gaya ng iniulat sa Programa ng Pagbubunyag ng Power Source ng Komisyon ng Enerhiya ng California. Ang data ng MCE ay napapailalim sa isang independiyenteng pag-audit at pag-verify na hindi makukumpleto hanggang Oktubre 1, 2020. Ang mga numero sa itaas ay maaaring hindi sumama sa 100 porsyento dahil sa pag-round.<\/h6><h6><br \/>** Ang hindi natukoy na mga pinagmumulan ng kuryente ay tumutukoy sa kuryente na hindi masusubaybayan sa isang partikular na pasilidad sa pagbuo, tulad ng kuryenteng ipinagpalit sa pamamagitan ng mga transaksyon sa bukas na merkado. Ang hindi natukoy na mga pinagmumulan ng kapangyarihan ay karaniwang pinaghalong lahat ng mga uri ng mapagkukunan, at maaaring kabilang ang mga renewable.<\/h6><h6><br \/>Larawan sa itaas: isang malaking hydroelectric dam (L) at isang solar + wind renewable energy farm (R)<\/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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