E.ON energy saving campaign targets small firms
Greenwise Staff
1st September 2009
Energy giant E.ON has launched a campaign to get small
businesses to cut their energy use by 10 per cent by the end of 2010.
The nationwide drive, which is also aimed at homeowners and is part of a major new climate change campaign by the public and private sector dubbed 10:10, is offering
customers a range of free energy saving tools, including an online
energy tracking device, to help them understand their energy use and
reduce their energy consumption.
E.ON,
which like other energy providers is obliged to get its customers to
use less energy, is hoping to entice small businesses to sign up to the
scheme by offering 30,000 'PowerDowns' free to the first customers who
pledge to take part in the 10:10 challenge. A PowerDown is a device
that automatically switches off
computer-associated equipment when the main unit is
powered down.
As part of the campaign, customers who use
E.ON’s 'Online Energy Tracker' will also receive exclusive energy saving
offers and advice on how to reduce their consumption throughout 2010.
Jim Macdonald, commercial director of E.ON’s Retail
Business, said: “Targeting our customers to cut their energy use by 10 per cent
by the end of 2010 may seem like a bold move, but we’re committed to
helping our customers rise to the challenge."
The 10:10 campaign, which launches today, is a coalition of scientists, companies, celebrities and public sector organisations committing to slashing carbon emissions by 10 per cent in 2010, in the run-up to a global climate change summit in Copenhagen in December.
E.ON claims, across its own activities, to be on track to deliver an initial reduction of its CO2 intensity, including power generation by 10 per cent from 2005 to
2012, having already reduced it by 20 per cent between 1990-2005. The move is part of a group-wide target to cut CO2 by 50 per cent by 2030.
Companies can sign up to E.ON’s Online Energy Tracker at www.eonenergy.com/1010.