Stop press: during Christian Aid Week (11-17 May) Ecotricity will double the amount it normally gives Christian Aid. For every person who signs up we’ll receive £30.
Have you switched to green energy yet? We have the perfect incentive. Switch to Ecotricity, who guarantee to match the standard price of your regional supplier, and you’ll also get four FREE energy saving light bulbs – saving you up to £40 a year on your bills. Even better, Christian Aid also receive £15 for every household that signs up, more for businesses. So, do we have a deal?
Ok, for those of you who like to read the small print, do the sums and phone a friend, here's a bit of background info on what you're signing up for.
The sell
Ecotricity is dedicated to changing the way electricity is made. It takes the money customers spend on electricity and invests it in clean forms of power like wind energy.
Switch to green energy suppliers Ecotricity today – you’ll get four FREE energy saving light bulbs, and we’ll get £15 for every supporter who switches.
What's more, it's the only green electricity company actually building these new renewable energy sources. Over the last three years, it has invested £1 in building new wind turbines for every £1 its customers have spent on their bill – that’s £430 per customer, per year.
Building wind turbines and selling electricity across the country since 1996, Ecotricity supplies organisations like the Body Shop, Co-operative Bank, Ben and Jerry’s, the Guardian and recent converts, Christian Aid's London office (of course we practice what we preach).
Isn't wind power costly?
The manufacture of wind turbines is becoming cheaper and more efficient with the improved productivity of newer designs. This means that more electricity can be produced from more cost-effective turbines.
As a result, the cost of electricity from wind is now on a level with conventional electricity costs. Since 1992, unit prices of electricity from wind power have come down from 11p to around 2p - a significant drop, making it the cheapest form of renewable energy.
And for those of you who think wind turbines are noisy, inefficient bird killers, there's a handy myth buster on the Ecotricity website.
Sold?
Switching is easy and, at home or work, it's the biggest single step you can take to help fight climate change and protect the environment.
To switch at home, apply online at:
http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/landing/?partner=CA3
or call 0800 032 6100 and quote 'Christian Aid'
For businesses, schools and churches wanting to apply, call 0800 032 6100 and quote 'Christian Aid'.
Unfortunately Ecotricity is currently only available in mainland UK.