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Balby Central Primary Academy
Littlemoor Lane DN4 0LL
Primary
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £290.
That's enough to buy 110 school dinners.
Electricity
Last month your school used 8,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 10,000 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 13 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £1,200 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 240 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 13,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 89,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 254 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 89,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 4 weeks
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 200 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,200 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 89,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 13 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last year your school used 89,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 33 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last month your school used 8,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 95,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last year your school used 89,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 340 solar panels in a year.
Gas
Last year your school used 140,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 12 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last year your school used 140,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 28 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last week your school used 560 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 270 showers.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £150.
That's enough to pay for 61 school dinners.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 100 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 600 km.
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Reminders
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You have completed 5/8 of the tasks in the Get Energised! programme
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Recent alerts
Whoa - last week the amount of electricity you use overnight increased. If this keeps happening it will cost you £1,600 more over the next year. Time to investigate, Energy Team!
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 5.1 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 4 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £1,600?
Scoreboard update
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You are in 63rd place on the Yorkshire and the Humber scoreboard and 150th place nationally.
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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.
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2025 | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 30 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
| 01 Oct 2025 | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - review heating timings |
| 26 Sep 2025 | 10 | Be an energy detective |
| 26 Sep 2025 | 10 | Share the energy saving message with parents and the local community |
| 03 Jul 2025 | 10 | Checked windows are closed at the end of the day |
| 01 Jul 2025 | 10 | Checked fridge and freezer door seals |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 5 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 30 | Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight |
| 02 Jun 2025 | 50 | Take longer term action to promote sustainable and energy saving travel to school |