- Success for Council's anti-fraud team
- How much power are you wasting?
- Protect your home from thieves this summer
- Young builders needed for child's-size city!
- Rugby World Cup success is 'outstanding' for Twickenham
- Crofters fashion show wows guests
- Curtain comes up on summer theatrical spectacular
- Karate kids get their kicks at Hampton Sports and Fitness Centre
- Performing on the edge
- Young people shape plan for future of children's services
- Car club membership rockets as residents save thousands
- Operation Lockout improves bike security
- Dodgy drivers warned over parking fraud
- Are you willing to gamble on the cocaine lottery?
- Free parking boost for businesses
- Your chance to display artwork at the Riverside Gallery
- Now it's over to Tomasz for the weather...
- London Youth Games team celebrated at the stoop
- Game, set and match, for free!
- Royal approval for pupils' bespoke deckchairs
- Raising the flag for borough's parks
- Businesses get greener thanks to the Council
- Borough blooms under the spotlight
- Play cool in parks this summer
- A snapshot of Richmond from around the world
- Land speed record holder sets challenge for school pupils
- Bike ride promotes cycling to secondary schools
- Third runway "will not reduce stacking"
- Borough's cyclists praised for wheely great challenge result
- Cycle starter packs launched to get Richmond pedalling
- PwC to help Council improve efficiency
- Earl of Wessex reopens 'Magnificent' Terrace Gardens
- Summer of larks in borough parks
- Lazy drivers are pushing up crime - police
- Team Richmond Shines at London Youth Games
- Young people needed for youth magazine
- Council acts to tackle cigarette litter
- Top award for borough crime team
- Family entertainment in Terrace Gardens
- Council kick starts regeneration of Barn Elms
- Top awards for young artists
- Results announced for £1million youth facilities vote
- Council thanks Father Thames Trust for donations
- Demont confirmed as principal designate of proposed academy
- Great British inventing praised
- Pupils excellence celebrated
- Café sunshine opens on Twickenham Riverside
Release Date: 31/07/2009
How much power are you wasting?
Everyone knows that leaving TVs, DVD players and stereos on standby wastes electricity…but do you know how much?
The new energy monitor gadgets available in all Richmond Council libraries can show householders exactly how much power they are using, at any time, and how much it costs, meaning they can calculate how much they could save by switching off equipment.
The monitors, funded by the Council as part of its commitment to helping residents save money and energy, and improving the environment, can be borrowed free, just like a book. All libraries have at least four of the monitors and they can be loaned out for up to three weeks, giving people plenty of time to find out how much electricity they are consuming at home.
Councillor Geoff Acton, Richmond Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment said: “These devices are really useful, and they will make people aware of just how much energy is actually being used. They can throw up a couple of surprises, but we can all do our bit to cut wasted energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.”
The monitors come with instructions and a guide on practical ways everyone can save energy at home. They give accurate real time readings, so, for instance, the benefit of turning the tumble drier off will instantly be shown on the display.
Cllr Acton added: “The thing to remember is that we can all make a difference. By making a few changes, like turning the telly off overnight to cut you energy usage will really save you money.”
The monitor includes a clip which is attached to the main electricity supply in the home. This reads the level of electricity being used, and feeds into a palm sized monitor which shows the costs and of electricity being used, and the volume in kilowatt-hours. Other data is included, like a three day and monthly reading.
A total of 62 energy monitors are available in libraries and anyone with a borough library card can take them out.
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