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The Switch It Off Campaign took place from 20th - to 24th October 2008, culminating in the Big Switch Off on Friday 24th October.
Last year's Switch it Off campaign once again received massive support across Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire with thousands of people joining in with the Big Switch Off, which took place Friday evening between 4.30pm and 6.30pm.
Central Networks monitored the Big Switch Off on Friday evening and found a huge dip in the amount of energy used on the Friday evening, when compared to the same evening the previous week. A 98 MWh drop in electricity demand was recorded which is equivalent to 1,632,108 60 watt light bulbs being turned off for one hour, or 14 typical three-bed detached houses turning off all their power for one year or boiling 391,706 kettles full of water.
The Switch It Off campaign, co-ordinated by Warwickshire County Council, was the winner of the Communications Category at the Energy Institute Awards 2008. It was also shortlisted in the Public Sector category of the National Energy Efficiency Awards 2008.
In 2008, as an extension from Switch it Off, Universally Challenged was launched. This saw year 8 pupils from across Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Coventry compete against each other in an environmentally-based quiz. The regional heats took place in 2008 with the final, which saw one team of six from each area, answering questions on environmental topics on Thursday 26th March at the University of Warwick. Questions were based around subjects including: energy at home, energy generation, waste, food and drink, transport and biodiversity. The winners of the quiz were Worcestershire School, The Chantry High School.
If you would like to know more about Universally Challenged, please call 01789 842898 or contact us via the website.
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