Renewable energy comes in many different forms.
Even better, they capture the energy right where it's needed. Renewable energy resources vary by region, too. While the Inuit in Alaska and northern Canada may never use solar electric panels, they are using wind turbines. The Southwest is rich in solar energy, the Midwest has wind and biomass from crops, New England and the Southeast have biomass from trees, and the Pacific Northwest has hydropower. The cost of renewable energy technologies has fallen rapidly in the past 20 years, and some forms of renewable energy are already competitive.