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Lights off

DoAction 37

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Turn off the lightsDoers doing this DoAction have pledged to save: 1832 kg CO2
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Being ‘eco friendly’ may sometimes seem complicated, time consuming or expensive, but doing this action is outrageously simple: turn off the lights!

Why?

Money

We all hate that moment when the bills come in and the hard earned cash goes out. Lighting typically accounts for 7% of an average households’ energy bills. Imagine being able to reduce your bills by that 8% simply with the flick of a switch. [1]

£1.9billion

a year is spent by UK households on lighting [2]


There is a long-standing myth that leaving lights on for a few minutes uses less energy than turning them off and on again. In fact, its almost always best to turn lights off when you leave the room, saving you energy and money on those pesky bills.
 

Climate Change

500kg 

CO2 used in leaving a 100 watt incandescent bulb on for a year [3]

Even when you buy energy-saving light bulbs, there is nothing better for saving energy than switching them off when not in use. 

How?

This one is super-duper easy:
Not in the room? Lights off.
Daylight? Lights off.

You can also go the extra mile and insert sensor or timer lights to avoid leaving lights on in areas like porches and stairwells.

That’s pretty much all there is too it.

 

Want to do this action? Head over to our list of Doers to find someone to pledge for.

 [1] Energy Saving Trust

 [2] BBC

 [3] Mike Berners-Lee (2010) The Carbon Footprint of Everything, Profile Books Ltd.