Difference between Commercial and Non-Commercial Source of Energy
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Commercial vs Non Commercial Sources of Energy
Following are the difference
| S.N | Commercial Energy | Non-Commercial Energy |
| 1. | Commercial sources of energy are generally exhaustible (with the exception of hydropower) | Non-commercial sources are generally renewable. |
| 2. | Commercial sources of energy have a market, i.e., they command a price. | Non-commercial sources are generally free. However, in the present period, even non-commercial sources like firewood and dried dung are charged a price in the urban areas and to some extent, in the rural areas as well. |
| 3. | Commercial sources are mostly used for industrial and commercial purposes | Non-Commercial sources are generally used for domestic and consumption purposes. |
| 4. | Examples- Coal, petroleum products, natural gas, electricity | Firewood, animal waste, agricultural waste. |
| 5. | Largely industrial, and for commercial purposes. | Largely domestic, and for consumption purposes. |
| 6. | Goods of commercial energy are traded through the market. These goods command a price. There is a domestic as well as international market for these goods. | Goods of Non-Commercial energy are generally procured by the villagers as free goods. Often, these goods do not command a price. At best there is a local market for these goods. |
