Recognise the silent heroes of energy conservation instead

I refer to the report on the competition in the South West District to see which household saves the most energy (“Over 2,000 households to compete on who can save the most energy” Feb 1).

Instead of a staged competition which could produce contrived results that might not be sustainable, it would better serve the stated objectives to simply harvest existing records to see who the real energy winners are.

The people who are genuinely playing their part to contribute to the conservation of our precious resources have been doing so silently all this time. They should be recognised and rewarded, and highlighted as role models for all.