Make the Planet Pledge.
Research in psychology suggests that it can take around 66-days for a new behaviour to become a habit. Utilita invites you to join the nation on a 66-day journey to help tackle climate change and to become more eco-friendly – you could save up to £250 a year, or the equivalent carbon used to drive 2,383 miles. Make a change. Commit to a new you for the New Year!
Win big with
weekly prizes.
Head off on a Forest Holidays eco-friendly staycation worth £2,000 with £1,000 spending money. Plus, take home energy saving prizes every week!
Join the Utilita Planet Pledge.
Utilita’s ‘Planet Pledge’ campaign welcomes the entire nation to make small, simple changes at home every day - helping the planet and your pocket.
Enter your email address above to join the Planet Pledge. We’ll share weekly tips, tricks and inspiration via email and on our social media channels, explaining how you can get involved to help tackle climate change.
Win big with Planet Pledge.
From 17 January 2022, on the official launch of Big Energy Savings Week, thousands of people will be joining Utilita’s Planet Pledge to explore new ways to help Mother Earth and save money. Plus, Utilita are giving you the chance to win BIG prizes – simply sign up and post a weekly update on social media to showcase your efforts during the 66 days.
Check out our full list of prizes below.
It takes around
66 days.
Utilita has teamed up with the queen of all things ‘habits’ – Dr Pippa Lally. Dr Lally is a behavioural science expert at University College London, and conducted the first study to investigate how habits form in everyday lives. In this study the average time it took for people to form a habit was 66 days although Dr Lally is keen to point out that there was a lot of variation with some people forming habits quicker and others taking much longer. Excited to be joining the pledge herself, Dr Lally will be guiding those taking part with tips and advice on how to form habits that will have a positive impact on the planet – and the pocket!
How do I
get involved?
Step 1
Sign up to the Planet Pledge online. You’ll receive weekly emails explaining what you need to do for the week ahead and how to get involved on social media – with pledge ideas to help you form positive habits that will help protect the planet and your pocket throughout the 66 days and beyond.
Step 2
Post a weekly update on your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram main feed or story, showcasing your efforts to help tackle climate change - whether you share a photo showing your energy-saving activities, batch cooking recipes or simple eco-friendly tips. Just remember to tag @UtilitaEnergy and use the hashtag #PlanetPledge for the chance to win one of the weekly prizes.
Step 3
By posting at least one weekly update on social media for 66-days (9 weeks), you’ll be in with a chance to win an eco-friendly staycation worth £2,000, plus £1,000 spending money and an energy-saving bundle. Just tag @UtilitaEnergy on social media and use the hashtag #PlanetPledge throughout your journey.
Weekly prizes
up for grabs.
Ready to take on Utilita’s Planet Pledge? Challenge yourself to make simple changes at home for 66 days – to help form habits that will have a positive impact on the planet and your pocket.
We’ll share more tips and tricks to help guide you along the way, but for now, check out our nine weekly challenges for a sneak peek on what’s to come. You could save up to £250 per year and the carbon equivalent of driving 2,383 miles - simply by turning these pledges into habits.
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17 – 23 Jan
#SlayVampireEnergy
Become an energy detective! Unplug inactive electricals and avoid using standby around your home to save up to £30 per year or the carbon equivalent of driving 217 miles*.
WIN! 1 Eco-friendly Smartphone worth up to £400.
*Based on Energy Savings Trust, Infact Savings and Statistics Bulletin September 2019
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24 – 30 Jan
#ReuseRecycle
Up your recycling game! Make the most of reusable bottles and lunchboxes – don’t forget to clean and sort your recyclable packaging. You could save the carbon equivalent of driving 145 miles, simply by increasing your recycling habits by 10%*.
WIN! 1 of 3 E-readers worth up to £150, plus a £50 e-reader Gift Card.
*Saving of 40kg CO2e every year is based on household recycling and composting habits increasing by 10%, as sending household waste to landfill produces around 21x more pollution than recycling it and around 50x more than composting it.
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31 Jan – 6 Feb
#DitchTheOven
Plan ahead and ditch the daily oven routine! Start your day with the slow cooker and have a meal ready for dinnertime, or even try your hand at a bit of batch cooking. You could save up to £74 per year or the carbon equivalent of driving 501 miles*.
WIN! 1 of 5 Cooking Sets, including an energy-efficient slow cooker and one-month fruit and veg subscription worth up to £80.
*Based on Energy Savings Trust, Infact Savings and Statistics Bulletin September 2019. Savings based on the assumption of using a 200W slow cooker for 6 hour/day, versus a 2500W electric fan oven for 1 hour/day.
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7 - 13 Feb
#LightsOut
Turn off all the lights when you leave a room and make the most of natural light by keeping curtains open a little longer each day – you could save up to £14 per year or the carbon equivalent of driving 109 miles*.
WIN! 1 of 2 HD Smart Speakers with Alexa, each worth up to £240.
*Based on Energy Savings Trust, Infact Savings and Statistics Bulletin September 2019
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14 - 20 February
#FancyABrew
Only fill the kettle with the amount of water needed for a cuppa and save up to £6 per year – the carbon equivalent of driving 40 miles*. Plus, remember to use lids on pans to reduce cooking time on the stove.
WIN! 1 Kitchen Bundle, including an energy efficient kettle, 1,000 tea bags and premium cast-iron bakeware set.
*Based on Energy Savings Trust, Infact Savings and Statistics Bulletin September 2019
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21 – 27 Feb
#DropADegree
Turn down the heating by at least one-degree! The recommended household temperature is between 18-21 degrees, so layer up before reaching for the thermostat and save up to £80 a year – the carbon equivalent of driving 1,178 miles*.
WIN! 1 of 3 Smart Thermostats worth up to £200 each.
*Based on Energy Savings Trust, Infact Savings and Statistics Bulletin September 2019
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28 Feb – 6 Mar
#ShowerPower
Swap the bath for showers and aim to keep them at 5 minutes or less – you could save up to £29 per year or the carbon equivalent of driving 78 miles*.
WIN! 1 of 5 water saving bundles, including an energy-saving shower head and a water butt for the garden.
*Savings based on reducing shower time by 1 min/day and switching baths for showers.
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7 – 13 March
#EnergyFreeHour
Have an energy free hour every day! Read a book, play board games or head out on a winter stroll instead of watching TV – just make sure standby and unneeded lights are off too. You could save up to £9 per year or the carbon equivalent of driving 61 miles*.
WIN! 1 of 2 Health Smartwatches worth up to £290 each.
*Savings based on not watching TV for an hour.
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14 – 20 March
#WashAt30
Drop your dial from a 60-degree wash and use a lower temperature to wash your clothes - you could save up to £8 per year or the carbon equivalent of driving 54 miles*. Plus, don’t forget to keep washes at a minimum by putting on a fuller load.
WIN! An Eco-friendly Washing Machine worth up to £500.
*Based on Energy Savings Trust, Infact Savings and Statistics Bulletin September 2019
Why is Utilita
promoting
Planet Pledge?
We believe that every small action can make a difference. That’s why we’re encouraging you to make simple changes at home – to benefit you, your pocket, and the planet!
Pro-pocket. Pro-planet.
Utilita are the only energy supplier created to help households use less energy, which is why we’ve made it our mission to make energy-saving easy – helping our customers use about 11% less energy than the average bill-paying home.
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Energy High 5
Utilita has also educated 3.8 million homes since January 2020 on five free and easy ways to save up to £163 a year on your energy bills with our Energy High 5 campaign.