Renewable Energy Sources: Helpful or Horrible?

Governments across the entire world have been debating the idea of using renewable energy sources to create a healthier environment. Renewable energy sources include solar, wind, and tidal energy. The use of these energies do not deplete natural resources, and creates little to no pollution when it is generated. Unlike fossil fuels, renewable energy does not emit nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, or any other harmful gases, and they do not have a finite amount available for usage. This all sounds great, right? What could possibly be the problem?
The problem is simple- money. If the government was to fund renewable energy as a source for our nation, this would force consumers to buy high-cost electricity from renewable energy producers. Not everybody can afford to put extra money into using clean energy sources, posing an issue on how useful investing money into renewable energy sources would be for our government. Experimenting with renewable energy could be damaging for our economy because it costs a lot to create/maintain renewable energy sources.
However, some people argue that the benefits outweigh the costs. By using renewable energy sources we would improve our sustainability and reduce harmful CO2 emissions as well as emissions from other harmful gases. Renewable energy brings a lot of costs and a lot of benefits, raising debate from environmentalists and economists in our nation.

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