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Suffolk residents can now visit their local Library (including mobile libraries) and borrow an energy monitor free.

The scheme, paid for by the Creating The Greenest County delivery partnership, wants to help householders to reduce their electricity bills by showing them instantaneously from inside the comfort of their home, how much electricity they are using and what it is costing them in pounds and pence.

By raising awareness and changing behaviour, these devices typically save householders between £25 and £75 off a £500 bill.

Cllr Paul West, Suffolk County Council portfolio holder for Creating The Greenest County, said: "Energy monitors are an excellent way of finding out how much electricity you are really using, especially those power hungry appliances and those appliances that waste energy and money by being left on standby.

"To help Suffolk to become the greenest county we need to work together. Every action makes a difference."

Roger McMaster, Suffolk County Council’s head of Suffolk libraries and record office said: “This is a great opportunity for Suffolk Libraries to contribute in a meaningful way to 'making Suffolk the greenest county'. We are pleased to be working with colleagues in this project which will help people who are looking for ways to decrease their energy consumption whether for financial saving or environmental motivation.

"This demonstrates that libraries and mobile libraries are at the heart of the community offering much more than just books."

For tips on how to reduce your energy usage visit www.greensuffolk.org or you can follow it on twitter.com/greensuffolk

* Our picture shows the scheme being launched at the Gainsborough Community Library in Ipswich, from left to right, BBC Radio Suffolk Breakfast show presenter Mark Murphy, Cllr Paul West and local councillor Carol Debman.