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Bassaleg Comprehensive School
Electricity
It will take 38 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 660 school dinners.
Electricity
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 34,000 km.
Electricity
That's enough energy to charge 320,000 smartphones.
Electricity
That's enough energy to boil 43,000 kettles.
Electricity
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 3,900 km.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 12 weeks
Electricity
That's the energy generated by 1,000 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
That's enough energy to play 3 years 8 months of computer games.
Electricity
That's the electricity used by 100 average homes in a year.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 297 years.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to play 2 years 0 months of computer games.
Electricity
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 768 years.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 130,000 km.
Gas
That's the gas used by 63 UK homes in a year.
Gas
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 310 km.
Gas
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 140 showers.
Gas
It will take 150 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
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Reminders
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You have completed 4/8 of the tasks in the Switch off for the holidays! programme
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Recent alerts
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You are in 13th place on the Wales scoreboard and 117th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | 35 | Run a holiday switch off campaign |
| 27 May 2026 | 30 | Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist |
| 22 May 2026 | 10 | Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays |
| 22 May 2026 | 30 | Wrote a policy on transportation to school |
| 22 May 2026 | 10 | Improving air quality around our school |
| 06 May 2026 | 35 | Create an energy saving display |
| 26 Apr 2026 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 01 Apr 2026 | 30 | Installed electric vehicle charging points |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 30 | Pupils take part in a holiday switch off |
