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Everybody can take action to reduce electricity use in the office. Find out how to Save Electricity in the Office  (109.48 KB). including how much it costs your business to leave unused appliances on standby. Calculating the costs (and carbon emissions) of leaving your PCs, printers, photocopiers etc on unneccessarily,

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Download the Switch It Off poster for use in your Worcestershire workplace

Free Switch It Off stickers and posters are also available from the Carbon Trust. Request them online (search for stickers or posters in the Publications section) or call 0800 085 2005

You could also encourage staff to take part by...

Circulating the  Industry Energy Savings Fact Sheet  (66.00 KB). which includes tips, contacts for advice and grant information.

Including Switch It Off messages in team meetings .

Holding an energy saving exhibition.

Telling your clients about how you're saving energy and helping the planet in your newsletters .

E-mailing staff encouraging them to follow the energy saving tips below

Encouraging staff to  Switch It Off At Home too.

Energy Efficiency at Work

Lights

• ·Switch off the lights when you can (e.g. in parts of the room that are not being used). It is always cheaper to switch them off, however short the time period.
• ·Use natural light wherever possible- for example, open the blinds rather than switch the lights on.

Computers

• ·Screen savers don’t save energy. Switch off at least the computer monitor when it’s not needed- it uses more energy than the actual PC.
• ·Switch off your computer if you are not going to use it for 1 hour or more and don’t forget to turn it off at night.

Office equipment

• ·Last person to leave the office? Make sure all electrical appliances are switched off.
• ·Only print or photocopy when you really need to.
• ·Using the kettle? Only boil the water you need.

Heating

• ·Keep windows closed when the heating is on. If it’s too hot, ask the Building Manager if it can be turned down.
• ·Don’t block radiators with furniture – it reduces efficiency and output.

A variety of stickers and posters are also available for free from the Carbon Trust (search the Publications section).

For further tips and advice visit the Worcestershire Green Directory