CONSUMERS will be encouraged to cut power usage after the State Government announced a special day for unplugging all appliances.
Queensland Unplugged Day will be held on April 3, just days after Queenslanders are urged to turn off their lights for one hour for Earth Hour on March 29.
Household appliances cost Queensland millions of dollars in wasted power by using standby mode.
‘‘Standby power accounts for 4 per cent of the typical power bill,’’ Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation Andrew McNamara said today.
‘‘That might not sound like much, but if every household in Queensland turned off unnecessary standby power it would be a total saving in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking more than 130,000 cars off the road, showing how small changes can make a world of difference.
‘‘In dollar terms, that represents a saving of more than $74 million a year,’’ McNamara said.
Queensland Unplugged Day is part of the ClimateSmart Living campaign.
Three previous promotions in the Climatesmart campaign saw 77,054 people offer support.
Sign up for Unplugged Day at climatesmart.qld.gov.au.
What a great idea! Wish I had thought about that a week ago.. OH WAIT!! 
