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WFEG has purchased a number of Energy Monitors, which are available for you to borrow...with no catches!

 

The OWL was the first readily accessible hand-held energy saving device to help you save the planet, as well as your pocket. It cleverly measures electricity consumption using kilowatt hours, it also measures the resulting CO2 emissions in Kg as well as in-home humidity and temperature.

 

The Wattson is an ingenious little white box that displays the amount of electricity you are using at any given time, through a clever system of colours and numbers.

 

Both systems are easy to install, which you can do yourself from the instruction manual or a member of WFEG will show you how. They are both simple devices, no electrician is required and no harm is caused to your wiring or any devices.

 

Simply clip the wireless sensor onto one of the cables between your electricity meter and the fuse box and stick the OWL or Wattson somewhere you can see it (trust us, you’ll want to see it).

 

Then wander round your house switching stuff off, and you’ll see the power (and cost) savings in real time. Just don’t blame us if you end up sitting in the dark for hours!

 

Using either the OWL or the Wattson allows you to see the amount of energy we waste in our homes, as it measures the electrical usage of our home appliances. If we then respond by changing our behaviour towards energy use, they really can help us make a difference in the fight against climate change, which is why WFEG would like you to take part.

 

Families living in the parish have been using the monitors since summer 2009. All of them have learnt ways to save money and have found the experience revealing, informative, and surprising. A member of WFEG delivers the device and each family has a monitor for approximately a month, which is long enough to work out ways of reducing energy bills and the device is then collected and moved on to the next family.

 

If you would like to take advantage of the offer please email Dave Murcott on ospreygreen@hotmail.com and he will put you on the list for the next available monitor.