English Martyrs’ Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary Bracken Road, Long Eaton NG10 4DALast year your school used 220,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 53 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Last month your school's gas use cost £1,200.
That's enough to pay for 480 school dinners.
Last week your school's gas use generated 2,200 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 13,000 km.
Last year your school used 220,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 16 UK homes in a year.
Last week your school used 10,000 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 5,000 showers.
Let's look at the energy use data for your school:
Things to do
Over the last year your school's gas use was 220,000 kWh and generated 47,000 kg CO2. This is too high. Other schools of a similar size used 130,000 kWh. Match these schools and save £3,000!
Did you know you could save £150 each year if you reduced the temperature in the school by 1°C? Tell your headteacher what you'd like to be doing with all that money!
Measure classroom temperatures to find out whether you should turn down the heating to save energy
Start a transport survey so that you can find out how much carbon your school community generates by travelling to school
You've completed 2 activities
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Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
20 points / KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4Your school hasn't scored any points yet this school year
Complete an activity to score points on Energy Sparks. You only need to score 5 points to overtake the next school!
What's been going on?
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Completed an activity: Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your schoolTue 23rd May 2023 |
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Completed an activity: Hold a sustainable travel theme dayMon 15th May 2023 |
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