Renewable energy technologies provide many significant benefits, both economic and environmental. They provide energy in the form of electricity, motive power, or heat without the use of fossil fuel. As a result, the emission of greenhouse gases and local air pollution are avoided. Renewable energy systems generally have lower operation and maintenance costs since they use the sun or the wind as their fuel source. Most operate quietly in contrast to the noise pollution associated with small gas and diesel generators. In many remote off-grid locations, commercial renewable energy systems provide the lowest life-cycle energy cost.

Below is a breakdown of the advantages of photovoltaic water pumping.