Date: 18/02/2008
High Peak Borough Council and the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre would like to invite people in the High Peak to "Leave It Off" for 24 hours as part of the national 'E-Day' event.
Energy Saving Day (E-Day) will be happening between 6pm on Wednesday 27 February 2008 and 6pm on Thursday 28 February.
Over 24 hours, E-Day will be trying to show how even small energy saving measures can be made to add up, and potentially play a part in tackling climate change.
Everyone who wants to take part in E-Day is being asked to leave off household electrical items, which do not need to be on, and to leave these items off for as long as possible. These might include lights in rooms that are not being used, televisions left on standby, mobile phone chargers left plugged in and unused printers.
Councillor John Haken, Executive Member for the Environment said: "During this experiment everyone in the country will be invited to see if they can save energy in their home, school or office, by leaving off electrical items which are not in use, and then offered direct feedback on the results of their actions on national electricity demand via the E-Day website. This is an exciting event and one that everyone should try and contribute to."
The total effect of millions of energy saving measures will be updated on the E-Day website, www.e-day.org.uk on a minute-by-minute basis. For help and advice on ways to save energy in your home, call the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre on 0800 512 012 or drop in to see the team at the Centre, located next to the Town Hall in Buxton.