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The G Challenge won't be continuing during 2009. Thanks to everyone who took part, and made the effort to try new things. Thanks also to everyone who took the time to leave a comment here on the blog, it was lovely to hear from you all!
If you're interested in reading more of my adventures in green living, you might like to take a look at my blog Go Greener, Australia. I write there about the environmental issues facing us, and what I'm doing in my own life to help make a difference.
Many years ago, Ghandi said "You must be the change you wish to see in the world". It's still true today - if we want other people to change, first we have to show them how it's done :) So I hope you'll all continue challenging yourselves to make green changes in your life, and wish you a happy and eco-friendly 2009!
Comments
Before any difference can be made we have to have real facts, not numbers from technically challenged office workers. There is a lot of stories told that sound politically correct but do nothing more than make you feel good.
For example:
1 Solar panels are expensive per return and benefit and do little to help in reducing electricity use. A better job can be done by a simple UPS that charges on Night off peak tarriff from 11.00pm to 7.00am and cuts in on peak tarrif 7-9 and 4-6. This would cause load distribution over the load periods and save the power houses during maximum demand periods. Also means you pay night rates for peak usage. Solal at approx $10,000 /1500 watts means for your investment you can run some minor electrical devices beween peak solar periods 10.00am to 15.30pm 1500 watts won't run most appliances. Problem is it takes a lot to ramp up and down the generators for load variatins so they have to be run at a rate to allow for these variations. Load distribution means they could run at a lower rate.