Households on eight UK streets that contain the word "green" in their title are competing to cut their carbon emissions by a quarter, with the winner in line to receive £50,000 for a community project.

Streets taking part in the contest in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Southampton, Edinburgh, Plymouth and Cardiff have been given £30,000 to install energy saving devices, from lightbulbs to microgeneration heating systems.

As part of an initiative set up by British Gas, a cash bonus is on offer to the home which makes the most energy savings.

Full article at bhl.co.uk or more information about the contest from British Gas

Labels: carbon reduction, competition, energy efficiency