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Biscovey Academy
Lamellyn Road, Par, Cornwall PL24 2DB
Primary
Electricity
Last year your school used 54,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 20 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 54,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 200 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last month your school used 5,500 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 7,100 km.
Electricity
Last month your school used 5,500 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 4,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 27,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 8,100 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 76,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 190 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,100 km.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 31,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 40,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 54,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 154 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 10 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 54,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 7.7 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last year your school used 54,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 weeks
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 4,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,900 showers.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 10,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £360.
That's enough to buy 140 school dinners.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 31,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 89 years.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 1,400 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 10 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £1,300 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 260 books for the school library.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £17.
That's enough to pay for 6.6 school dinners.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 25 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 140 km.
Gas
Last week your school used 130 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 65 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 73,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 15 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last year your school used 73,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 6.4 UK homes in a year.
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Reminders
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Recent alerts
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 350 kWh of gas and 1,700 kWh of electricity in the Summer 2025 holidays. Quick - ask your Site Manager to turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £400 this year.
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 4.6 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 1.7 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £5,800?
Scoreboard update
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You are in 33rd place on the South-West England scoreboard and 134th 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.
| Place | School | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | Barton Hill Academy | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 12th | Shoscombe Church Primary School | 20 | Switched off heating in school holidays |
| 3rd | St Katherine's School | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 5th | Writhlington School | 30 | Turn the school heating down by 1°C |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Jan 2026 | 10 | Switched off lights on sunny days |
| 05 Jan 2026 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 05 Jan 2026 | 30 | Started a campaign to open blinds and switch off lights |
| 05 Jan 2026 | 30 | Carry out a campaign to inform staff and pupils about the importance of classroom layout to keep the heating running efficiently |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 20 | Holiday turn off |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 10 | Introduce a new staff member to Energy Sparks |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 20 | Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting |
| 12 Sep 2025 | 30 | Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight |
| 12 Sep 2025 | 30 | Started a whole school switch-off campaign |
| 23 Apr 2025 | 30 | Introduce a policy on switching off lights, computers, and other information technology equipment |