Our OFF-ON pilot launched 4 weeks ago. Here are our latest results:
Prior to launch, our average energy consumption was 16,048 watts.
Over the past 4 weeks, our average consumption has been 14,083 watts.
Which is a decrease of 12.2%.
If we keep that up over the next year, we could save £3,600 - far more than the target required to light Cheryl's 4 classrooms and kitchen (£2,500), allowing us to light up their dormitories as well.
Whilst things are definitely going in the right direction, there are a couple of things we haven't quite nailed:
1. Turning off lights in the main seating areas
It's hard to know which switch turns off which lights on the big blocks of switches, so we've put diagrams up next to the switches. Hopefully that'll make a bit of a difference.
2. Unplugging computers at the end of the day
Most laptops are left on and charging over night. Rather than installing a system that turns all computers off automatically at night, we're hoping that with a bit more work people will start doing it of their own accord. Things were looking up on Friday night, so maybe we're moving in the right direction.
We presented the results to-date and this short edit from our trip to Cheryl's at our all-agency meeting last week:
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