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Admirals Academy
Admirals Way, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2JT
Primary
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £410.
That's enough to buy 160 school dinners.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £1,600 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 320 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last year your school used 68,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 195 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 10,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 68,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 25 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 68,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 260 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 13 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 97,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 280 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,600 km.
Electricity
Last month your school used 7,600 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 9,800 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 68,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 weeks
Electricity
Last year your school used 68,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 10 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 13,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last month your school used 7,600 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Gas
Last year your school used 28,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 2.4 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 63 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 370 km.
Gas
Last week your school used 350 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 170 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 28,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 5.8 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £230.
That's enough to pay for 93 school dinners.
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Reminders
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Recent alerts
Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity usage!
Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your gas usage!
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 0 kWh of gas and 720 kWh of electricity in the Spring half term 2025 holidays. Quick - ask your Site Manager to turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £150 this year.
Whoa - last week the amount of electricity you use overnight increased. If this keeps happening it will cost you £1,500 more over the next year. Time to investigate, Energy Team!
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Recent activity on your scoreboard
Schools score points by recording their activities to investigate their energy use, learning about energy, and taking energy saving actions around their school.
| Place | School | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | King's Lynn Academy | 20 | Winter switch off |
| 11th | Sheringham Woodfields School | 10 | Started a campaign to only switch on kitchen equipment when needed |
| 26th | Upwell Academy | 20 | Switched off hot water at weekends |
| 10th | Cromer Academy | 20 | Switched off heating in school holidays |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2025 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 07 Jan 2025 | 30 | Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 30 | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 10 | Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 30 | Switched off heating in school holidays |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 10 | Turned off fridges and freezers in the school holidays |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 20 | Holiday turn off |
| 03 Sep 2024 | 10 | Cleaned windows to reduce need for lighting |
| 23 May 2024 | 30 | Upgraded interior lights to LED |
| 18 Apr 2024 | 5 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |