The first Big Power Switch Off took place on Sunday, April 10, which saw people across the country turn off their devices in protest. On April 1, the energy ceiling was raised, allowing energy companies to raise prices by up to 54%, meaning households are facing increasingly unbearable gas and electricity bills. The protest is aimed at influencing the shareholders of energy companies. The second blackout will take place on Sunday, April 17 (Easter Sunday) and could be weekly – reports Hull Live. READ MORE: Disgust “Words disappoint me” on a banner thrown over the Etihad during the Liverpool – Manchester City match Everyone is invited to turn off the electricity in their homes on Sunday, April 17 at 19:00 for just 10 minutes. It is thought that just 10 minutes could be enough to hit companies hard and “show the government that we can organize legal silent collective action without leaving home.” Using the hashtag #BigPowerOff, the protest is similar to the weekly Clap For Carers Demonstration in support of the NHS and key employees during the first lockdown in 2020. Organizers want people to turn off by at least 7.10 p.m. when they predict that there may be a surge in the National Grid as people return to their devices. They also say they want to see emergency measures to reduce energy costs and have threatened further action. It comes after money-saving expert Martin Lewis said this weekend that “civil unrest” is a possibility due to the pressure on the cost of living. A second Big Power Switch is scheduled for Sunday afternoon Martin said: “We have to keep people fed. We have to keep them warm. If we do it wrong right now, then we get to the point of starting to risk civil unrest. When the feeders can not deliver, anger is born and civil unrest – and I do not think we are too far away. “I get all these messages from people tearing their hair. “They do not know how to put things together.” British households are expected to be 900 £ worse this year in a “historic drop” in living standards. People with lower incomes are facing a 1.3 1,300 financial blow, and the blow could be even higher if the crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate.
