Our new online PowerSaver tool helps you track and reduce your household power use. And its free!
Another way to make every hour Earth Hour.
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Shave 10% off your power usage
Once you have seen the light, why not make every hour Earth Hour?
Ever wondered how much difference your small actions really make? Based on our research, if every New Zealand household took these three simple actions, it could have a big impact on energy saving, and on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions;- Turn un-needed appliances off at the wall: when not in use things like heated towel rails and appliances on standby account for almost 1 billion kWh of electricity per year or 165,700 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
- Go car-free one day a week: Transport is a major contributor to New Zealand's emissions (20%). If everyone in New Zealand who currently drives to work were to walk, cycle or take public transport on just one day per week, it would save up to 114,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
- Switch your bulbs: If every household swapped their remaining old-style light bulbs for new energy efficient ones, this could save up to 0.6 billion kWh of electricity or 106,800 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year
Figures are based on work by Landcare Research’s carboNZero Programme in December 2008 commissioned by WWF-New Zealand.
You can also:
- Calculate your footprint and get advice on how to reduce it
- Get free impartial advice from the Home Energy Advice call centre
- Check out Energy Spot for heaps of energy saving tips
- Use PowerSaver to track your home energy use and set a target to reduce it
- Cut your carbon emission by 10% - join 10:10
- Make a donation and support WWF's work
