What People Think

Blackout engages hundreds of students and staff across the country, with incredibly positive feedback from its participants.

  • 99% of participants enjoy volunteering at the event
  • 91% of participants agree that their involvmenet had a positive impact on energy use
  • 93% of participants say they'd take part in Blackout again

What people most enjoyed

"Discovering what devices people had in their offices, and turning off any that were left on"

"Exploring parts of the university I hadn't seen before with people I'd just met"

"Going round turning things off was fun because I had a good group who were a good laugh.  The social afterwards was also good fun."

"Teamwork, protecting the environment, meeting students outside of my subject area"

"I think that the splitting off into groups and dispersing across the campus was fun, it made us feel like we were really taking [campus]-wide action."

"It was great leaving our building and being able to compare the vast amounts of lights that were on before to how it was at the end."

"Seeing parts of the university I haven't seen before and interacting with students - as I work in Administration I don't usually get this opportunity"