Monthly Archives: January 2014

Working together

South Hill Parish starts journey to a greener community

Posted on Monday, January 27th, 2014
Working together

South Hill Parish residents are invited to find out how they can reduce their energy bills and help to build a greener future for their local community at the launch of a new local energy group on Saturday (1st February). A small group of local residents, with the backing of South Hill Parish Council, are looking to form a local energy group. Individuals with an interest in sharing their time and skills to be part of the emerging group are …

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Hayle neighbourhoods to win cash for using less electricity

Posted on Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

Residents of two areas in Hayle have the opportunity to earn up to £5,000 each for their local area, by reducing their collective electricity use. This unusual scheme is called ‘Less is More’. Between January 2014 and December 2014, households in Hayle connected to two different local electricity substations will be able to see how much energy they’re using, in real time, on a simple website (www.lessismore.org.uk) – and how it compares against their target. The idea is to use …

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