Power to Redrock Pensioners

20/09/2007

Northern Ireland Electricity has helped the older people of Redrock by giving away hundreds of free energy saving light bulbs.  
 
Redrock Tuesday Club members recently received the free light bulbs, which will help them reduce the amount of electricity they use in their own homes.  
 
NIE’s Marie Murray recently visited the Tuesday Club to hand over the energy saving bulbs. She said: “NIE is keen to help people use less electricity and reduce bills. One simple way to do this is replace normal light bulbs with energy saving ones. An energy saving bulb uses a fifth of the electricity of a normal bulb. Also, each bulb when put in a frequently used light, can save up to £10 a year off your electricity bill.  
 
“It used to be that energy saving bulbs were bigger than traditional bulbs and either didn’t fit or poked out the top of lamp shade. That’s not the case anymore,” said Marie. “You can now get energy saving bulb equivalents of nearly every shape of bulb you might need, and they’re nice and bright as well.”  
 
Mervyn Duggan, who runs Redrock Tuesday Club added: “I hope that by giving energy saving light bulbs to our local residents, they will become more energy efficient within their homes and will ultimately reduce their electricity bills and their carbon footprint. Thanks to NIE for the bulbs.”  
 
If you are interested in looking at how to reduce your energy bills, you can get free and impartial energy saving advice by calling the Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre on freephone 0800 512 012 or go to www.est.org.uk.  

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