I may not use the kettle in the morning, but I do use the toaster every day so we decided to put the EcoManager to work on that this morning. It gave me the following reading before the toast popped out: Energy 1.02 kW; 0.54kg CO2; cost per day £4; cost per month £120.80.
I'd never really thought about the fact that I actually had to pay for the toast I was making, although I suppose the cost isn't much given it's only in there for a couple of minutes.
Anyway, I'm not going to get too obsessed with the energy I'm using! It's important that I get a good breakfast before I start training. I'm preparing for my final tournament of the year at the moment where I'll be playing against some of the best wheelchair tennis players in the world.
It will be a great way of judging where I am in the run up to the 2012 Paralympic Games. The qualification process for the Games starts next May and runs for a year – at the end of which I will have to be ranked in the top 46 in the world, and the top four in Britain, at least to be in contention for selection.
At the moment I'm ranked No 21 globally and No 3 in Britain, so if I can keep this up – and not suffer any injuries – then I stand a good chance of being selected. It is very exciting. I've never competed in the Paralympics – and to compete in a Games on home turf would be something really special.
Plus it won't involve any flying, for a change!
About the author
Marc is a full-time wheelchair tennis player and Paralympic hopeful. He lives in west London with his sister in a four-bedroomed house. His most guilty energy habits are washing his tennis kit every day and leaving his TV, PlayStation and DVD on standby. EDF Energy is working with athletes such as Marc to turn ParalympicsGB into a truly "green team" ahead of 2012.
