Monday, January 31, 2011

Energy Monitor Loan Scheme

Energy Group Energy Monitor Loan Scheme

How this FREE loan scheme works:

We only have 2 energy monitors left!… available for households in Dorchester (rented or owner occupied homes). The monitors are a great tool for taking practical steps towards saving money on utility bills and to reduce carbon emissions.

Remember: your bills won’t go down unless you Change Your Attitude! The sooner you do, the more money you can save!!

To take part in this FREE loan scheme of an electricity monitor for up to 6 months please complete & return the simple downloadable application form below, email to: energy@transitiontowndorchester.org or by telephone to Sally Cooke on 01305 267758

Energy monitor Application Form (Microsoft Word doc 56kb)

The energy monitors are available to Dorchester residents participants who will be able to view their electricity use from a portable display, thereby helping to take steps to save energy, and money.

  • All participating households will be offered a free home energy saving advice visit during the 6-month loan period by a volunteer with professional experience in the sustainable energy sector (note: it is not compulsory to have a home energy advice visit in order to participate in the scheme).
  • At the end of the project there will be an opportunity for participating households to comment on the energy savings they have made and energy saving tips they believe are worth passing on to others.
  • There will be a prize of a local food hamper worth £50 to the household judged to have made the greatest energy savings (including changes in behaviour, i.e. not only based on meter readings).

Video explaining how the Minim monitor works (TTD has no connection with British Gas):

Electricity Monitor – How to guide

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6 Comments

  1. Sally

    Steve,
    When I put in http://www.transitiontowndorchester.org/energy the first thing I see is a note about a gathering last Sept. Then I noticed the energy mon scheme on the right …. but some folk may miss it. Can the Sept item be replaced by the scheme pro tem, as the press articles should be coming out v soon, and it would be a shame to lose any participants ?
    Cheers, Sal

    • Steve

      Hiya Sally, well spotted… thanks for pointing it out : )
      Hopefully the link should work ok now; may need to refresh your web browser.
      Cheers, Steve

  2. Ian

    Bought one. Very good!
    I’d love to be one of the trialists for the purpose of data collection but can’t make that date. Any chance of emailing the process?
    BTW the handbook doesn’t explain how to set the tarif. Any ideas?

    • Steve

      Hi Ian, to change the tariff on the monitor check out the ‘How to Guide’ video above: (4mins & 50 seconds).

      Re: “I’d love to be one of the trialists” I’ll pop a message to Pete about that!
      Cheers, Steve

    • Pete

      Hi Ian,

      If you live in Dorchester you can join the project using your own electricity use monitor. There will be guidance for monitor users on the TTD website shortly. Also a member of the project team could visit you by arrangement to lend and demonstrate to additional energy saving gadgets. If interested send an e mail with your contact details to energy@transitiontowndorchester.org
      Thanks, Pete

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