A few years ago I had a crackdown on standby power in my home. With three children, two of whom are teenagers - and all their gadgets – standby usage was growing and approaching 200W of continuous power use.

From the comments we’ve received, it seems that many of you are in the same boat...

The energy used in our homes is determined by several factors, one of the most important of which is the things we own and use. To make our homes more energy-efficient, we need to get into the habit of checking the energy consumption of things we buy for our homes.

Many of us lead extremely busy lives, and I am delighted to learn that our live web chat facility is proving to be a popular choice. I have also received a variety of comments letting me know how you feel about our service so far.

My post on Atlantic’s 'green travel' schemes appears to have caught the interest of many of you! One response which was particularly interesting came from commenter “Tokyito” who requested some further information about the environmental benefits of discouraging business flights in favour of alternative modes of transport. Let me expand on this topic with some more facts and figures.