Top Tips to Save Energy

Don't leave appliances on standby - turn them off. Appliances on standby are still using electrical energy.
Walk or cycle whenever you can. It saves transport energy and keeps you fit.
Ask if the heating can be turned down. Just turning it down by one degree will save loads of heating energy.
Re-use things where you can and then recycle them. It will save the energy used in making things and transporting them.
Use energy efficient light bulbs if possible. They use 1/5 of the electrical energy and last up to 10 times as long!
Keep heat from escaping by closing windows and doors when the heating is on.
Buy Irish and local goods where you can. This saves transport energy and creates less pollution.
Find out who in your school lives near you - you could save energy by sharing a car to get to school.

'Use energy carefully - look after the environment, look after your future.'

Green Committee