With energy costs surging, thousands in the UK took part in the Big Power Switch Off on Sunday night (April 10). The move was in protest of rapidly increasing energy bills and now there are calls for it to become a weekly event.
Households across the UK decided to turn off all electrical items in their homes at 10pm on Sunday night with some even disabling their whole fuse box. This was done as an attempt to send a message to the government and energy suppliers after the energy price cap rose by 54% at the start of the month.
It was hoped by people taking part that the drop in demand would cost energy companies money, while the surge might cause problems for the National Grid in managing demand after. And now those who went dark in the protest have shared their experiences and are calling to make the event a weekly Sunday night ritual, just like the Clap for the NHS used to take place once a week in the middle of the pandemic, Yorkshire Live reports.
