Guernsey households invited to apply for money saving energy challenge

Local households are encouraged to apply for an energy-saving challenge organised by Guernsey Electricity.

Participants will be taught practical ways to use less power and habits that could lower their bills in the future.

They will also get to try out a range of energy-saving devices.

Participating households will be filmed throughout once the challenge begins. It will last two weeks.

Guernsey Electricity will also show how much money has been saved by the end and will outline how the habits can be maintained going forward.

More information on the application process can be found on Guernsey Electricity's website. The deadline is 21 October.

Steven Parks from Guernsey Electricity says the utility company has to do all it can to help customers through the winter:

"We set out on a task many months ago with experts across our business to look at ways in which we could bring to life meaningful things that customers could to save their energy which help their money go further this winter."

He added: "We're looking to do something really, really different. I think that old outdated information around just advising our customers that by switching out their kettle for an energy efficiency one isn’t going to resolve their issues and worries this winter."