“The Earth was small, mild blue, and so touchingly alone, our dwelling that have to be defended like a holy relic.
The Earth was completely spherical.
I imagine I by no means knew what the phrase spherical meant till I noticed Earth from house.”
– Aleksei Leonov, Cosmonaut
Again on the thirtieth March of this yr, Earth Hour noticed companies, cities and people in additional than 180 nations throughout the planet swap off their lights for one hour to assist save sources on this stunning planet.
On the very coronary heart of Octopus Power’s mission is to wean individuals off fossil fuels, together with petrol and oil, and embrace a future that’s wholly renewable and sustainable – clear, inexperienced and lean.
So we made a pledge again then. For each single one among our sensible meter clients that accepted our problem to chop their electrical energy consumption by 50% throughout Earth Hour, we undertook to donate £5 to the World Wildlife Fund, which does such sterling work as custodians of our planet.
The take-up was distinctive, and we’re delighted to say {that a} whopping 1,120 of you efficiently met our problem! It led to conversations on social media during which individuals have been suggesting methods during which this may be performed. Concepts included not utilizing dishwashers and washing machines throughout that hour, in addition to turning off all lights besides in a single room. A hardy few of you even went as far as switching off the primary fuse field for the genuine Seventies expertise of enjoying board video games by candlelight throughout the common energy cuts of that decade.
So an enormous effectively performed and thanks to all of you!
This has been simply one of many thrilling methods during which sensible meters may help us innovate. With precise consumption and influence on the grid measured in half-hour slots we will see particular person peak utilization occasions. This helps us construct tariffs to suit buyer existence and advise clients learn how to decrease their prices.
To learn what our founder and CEO Greg Jackson has to say concerning the sensible meter rollout, click on right here.
That meant that this week, Octopus’s digital advertising and marketing messiah (pictured – the one with the beard) headed right down to WWF base The Residing Planet Centre opened by Sir David Attenborough in 2013 and situated in Woking, appropriately sufficient since he’s “woke”, at hand over a comedy enormous cheque, Postcode Lottery-style, to the great individuals of WWF for a cool £5,600.
Whereas there, Max took the possibility to see for himself what has been described as “one of many greenest buildings within the UK” – examine it right here. Every little thing from the Interface Neteffect carpet to the diagrid roof is working to decrease the carbon footprint and the IT server room package was all donated and refurbished from the London 2012 Olympics.
WWF, as a part of its drive to grasp a cleaner and greener future, works with The Massive Clear Swap, which inspires individuals to change to inexperienced vitality firms resembling Octopus Power as one easy approach it can save you cash, and assist save the planet, too.
We’re delighted to donate to visionary organisations resembling WWF. As a result of we imagine vitality shouldn’t price the Earth…
Octopus Director of Product and Advertising Rebecca Dibb-Simkin says, “We’re thrilled to have the ability to hand over a big (actually) cheque to WWF, who do such nice work in highlighting the finite nature of our planet and its sources. It reveals that Octopus clients are engaged and moral, and wholly supportive of our imaginative and prescient of constructing a clear, inexperienced, sustainable future, which is in our DNA.”
“As we received additional and additional away, it [the Earth] diminished in measurement. Lastly it shrank to the dimensions of a marble, probably the most stunning you may think about.
That lovely, heat, dwelling object seemed so fragile, so delicate, that for those who touched it with a finger it could crumble and crumble. Seeing this has to alter a person.”
– James B. Irwin, Astronaut, Apollo Program
