Ban your standby button

11:28am Thursday 3rd April 2008

About 8 to 10 per cent of the total electricity used in the average home is wasted when appliances are left on standby. Some appliances even use 25 per cent of their normal power in standby mode. (Source:biggreenswitch.co.uk)

Turn off unnecessary lights

10:27am Monday 3rd March 2008

With energy prices soaring, start driving down your bills by remembering to turn off unnecessary lights at home.