From Stewart Island to Northland, people are realizing the effects that our actions have on the environment—and they're going solar to minimize those effects and lower their carbon footprint.

Until recently, there hasn't been much of a choice but to use the electricity provided by conventional methods. With advances in technology and increased consumer awareness, however, solar electricity is now a very feasible option and you'll also be helping to raise our air quality.

Coal-fired power plants are responsible for sulphur dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Yet solar electricity produces absolutely no pollution. One million homes using solar electricity would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approx. 4.3 million tons per year. That's the equivalent of removing 850,000 cars from the road. And by using more solar electricity, fewer power plants that produce greenhouse gases would need to be built.

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