August 2008

Community Energy and Water Project for Denmark and Walpole

Increasing customer demand for water and energy supplies in Denmark and Walpole is being addressed by a project supported by Western Power, Water Corporation, the Shires of Manjimup and Denmark, and delivered by Low Energy Supplies and Services (LESS).

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May 2008

Every Little bit counts

Global warming - it’s so hot right now. How do you look good without destroying the
environment? Does using your hairdryer really contribute to climate change? How do you reduce your emissions without cutting down on your curry consumption?
As the newest ambassador for the Live Green with LESS project that has been operating in Kingston since late last year, comedian and actor Wendy Little has been pondering these questions and more.

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April 2008

Marvellous Mums become Climate Change Champs

Marvellous Mums in Kingston are the next to take up the offer to Live Green with LESS
and receive free, energy-saving light bulbs and have them installed, also at no cost.

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April 2008

Glen Eira residents save 234,072 tonnes of CO2 — congratulations

Glen Eira City Council is the first Council in Victoria to complete the Live Green with LESS program, which was recently piloted by Low Energy Supplies and Services (LESS) to create carbon offsets through the Australian Government’s Greenhouse Friendly program, and to assist residents with energy saving through the installation of free, energy efficient light globes.  Check out the article here

February 2008

Join Earth Hour on 29 March and help raise awareness about climate change

WWF-Australia along with other organisations in cities across the world are asking people and businesses to turn off their lights at 8pm on Saturday March 29 as a sign of their commitment to reduce global warming and deliver a powerful message about the need for action on climate change. Join thousands who have already pledged their support for the Earth Hour movement.

5 October 2007

You don't have to be a hippy to live green with LESS

Residents of the City of Glen Eira in Victoria are now eligible to receive free high quality, energy-saving light bulbs and have them installed, all at no cost. Glen Eira Mayor, Cr Margaret Esakoff, said the light bulb program is a great way for all of us to make a further contribution towards protecting our environment.
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25 September, 2007

Turn off your power and get empowered by joining in The Big Switch Off!

LESS is a proud sponsor of The Big Switch Off 2007 which is being hosted on 6-7 October. This community project is inviting people to get involved and reduce their contribution to climate change, by stopping consuming energy for as long as possible over 24 hours and to think about it. It's also about the joys of getting back to basics and finding out what you can do when you're not using power. Check it out at The Big Switch Off 2007.

17 September, 2007

Perth residents in WA first air conditioning trial

Western Power, along with project partners including LESS, has launched an exciting new demand management project in Perth. The electricity company is inviting 6000 residents in select suburbs of Perth to take part in an air conditioning trial, to see if electricity use at peak times during the WA summer can be lowered without affecting people's comfort level. Volunteers will be offered $100 or a donation to a chosen charity for participating, and receive the additional benefits of doing something positive for the environment as well as helping to avoid building additional network capacity.

The trial is only available at this stage to residents in the Nedlands, Claremont and Dalkeith suburbs for the 2007/08 summer. Similar trials undertaken in South Australia and elsewhere have shown great success with positive customer feedback. For more information, visit Cool Community - Clean Future.

14 August, 2007

Leichhardt Council community turned on for free!

From today, our Energy Savings Home Delivered Program is offering free top quality energy-saving light bulbs and installation to residents and businesses in Leichhardt, Annadale, Lilyfield and Rozelle. The project is proudly supported by Leichhardt Municipal Council.

Almost 9000 residents have already participated in other nearby areas, collectively achieving over 100GWh lifetime energy savings, and greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to taking almost 2500 cars off the road forever. Local community members can book for a visit on 1300 789 704.

More information at Energy Savings Home Delivered.

24 May, 2007

Energy savings home-delivered to thousands

In the last week of the Energy Savings Home Delivered Program with EnergyAustralia, our team of installers had surpassed their target of 60,000 bulbs and were working on energy savings over and above this goal. The program was run by LESS under contract to EnergyAustralia and with the support of Leichhardt and Canada Bay Council.

Residents in Balmain, Birchgrove, Drummoyne and surrounding suburbs took up the offer of free lightbulbs in their home. The service ran for 6 months all up, and the accumulated savings are equivalent to 80,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases or taking 1400 cars off the road forever. More information about the scheme is available at the Energy Savings Home Delivered web page.

28 March, 2007

Overwhelming response to LESS rural mail-order offer

Low Energy Supplies and Services (LESS) congratulated the Northern Tablelands community on their overwhelming response to the Energy Savings Kit offer during March. All 15,000 kits were snapped up by householders in the community in just two weeks after the offer was made.

Project Manager, Sophie Klijn, said “This is the first time LESS has had the opportunity to distribute this number of environmental products to this particular region. We are thrilled with the response.” A summary of the program is available on the LESS programs page.

20 Feb, 2007

Federal government declares inefficient bulb phase-out

In a world-first, the Australian Government announced it will gradually phase out all inefficient light bulbs and is aiming for full enforcement of new lighting standards legislation by 2009 to 2010.

The step was announced by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull MP who said it “should reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tonnes by 2012.” The Australian Greenhouse Office web page contains more information.