APES- Energy Comparison Chart

Energy Pros COns

Solar Abundant
Low cost
Mine silicon
Needs the sun
Wind Renewable
High net energy

High Cost
Kills bird
Noise pollution

Hydro A lot of dams
Takes only a little space

High Cost
Eutrophication
Disturb fish
Natural Gas US independent of foreign oil
Less air pollution of CO2

High Cost
Fracking

Petroleum Low cost
Easy to mine
Produce a lot of CO2
Biomass Not net CO2

High Cost
Competes crop land
Coal Low cost
Cheap buying
A lot of pollutants
Not renewable
CO2 NOx SOX

Uranium Emits only steam
Produce a lot of energy

High Cost
Potential leaks
Hazardous waste
Geothermal Only steam and other pollutanys High Cost