What is the Switch It Off Campaign?
Switch It Off is an energy saving campaign run across
Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Coventry that aims to encourage
people to reduce the amount of electricity they waste leaving
lights and appliances on unnecessarily.
The campaign runs for one week every year and culminates in the
'Big Switch Off' on the Friday between 4.30pm and 6.30pm.
Last year the amount of energy saved during this period was the
same as 1500 typical three-bed detached houses turning off
all their power for one year.
Switch It Off 2009 Results
9th-13th November
The 2009 Big Switch Off for Worcestershire made a saving of
10.6MWh. That's the equivalent of
176, 667 60W light bulbs being switched off for one hour.
In CO2 this is a saving of 5692.2Kg CO2. If we saved this
much of energy everyday for a year this would equate
to 2,071,961Kg CO2, which would fill over 2000 hot air
balloons!
Across Worcestershire Warwickshire and Coventry there was a 1.7%
reduction in electricity usage during the two hour switch off
from 4.30pm-6.30pm.
Find out how you could get involved
At Home.
At
Work. At School.
If you would like to get involved or discuss a
campaign idea please contact Heather Lammas
01905 766855
For information about other campaigns see
-Warwickshire
County Council.
-Coventry City
Council.
-Act
on Energy.
