Week 1: Baseline
Monday afternoon
- Team leader picks up kits and distributes them to team members.
- Choose a time of day for the challenge to begin and end (if you haven’t already). For each week, the challenge should start Tuesday morning and end the following Monday morning.
Tuesday morning
- Plug in Kill-a-Watt meters at designated time. (Be careful not to unplug the meter after you start collecting data. The meter will reset to zero if it is unplugged).
Wednesday- Sunday
- Each day record the cumulative kilowatt-hours as well as the number of hours the meter has been plugged in.
- Use the pink button to toggle between hours and kilowatt-hours.
Week 2: Conservation
Monday
- Take final baseline reading at designated time.
- Connect with your team- in person or via email to discuss conservation strategies—every little bit counts!
- Use the smart power strip (provided) to make sure everything gets turned off, and to decrease your phantom load.
Tuesday morning
- Unplug meter to reset it to zero.
- Plug in everything again at designated time.
Wednesday- Sunday
- Each day record the cumulative kilowatt-hours as well as the number of hours the meter has been plugged in.
- Use the pink button to toggle between hours and kilowatt-hours.
Monday
- Take final conservation reading.
- Each team member completes worksheet.
- Turn in kits and completed worksheets to team leader.