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Grade Ruan C of E Primary School
Ruan Minor, Helston, Cornwall TR12 7JN
Primary
Electricity
Last week your school used 230 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 1,200 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 230 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 12,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £35.
That's enough to buy 14 school dinners.
Electricity
Last year your school used 34,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 4.9 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last year your school used 34,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 11 days
Electricity
Last year your school used 34,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 98 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 34,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 13 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last month your school used 4,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 1 days.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 2,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £950 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 190 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last week your school used 230 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 1,600 kettles.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 150 showers.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 3,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 10 years.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 18 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 110 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 34,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 130 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last month your school used 4,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 5,200 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 230 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 7 weeks of computer games.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 3,500 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 4,500 km.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 3 weeks of computer games.
Storage heaters
Last year your school's storage heaters used 13,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 49 solar panels in a year.
Storage heaters
Last month your school's storage heaters used 2,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 6 years.
Storage heaters
Last year your school's storage heaters used 13,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 4 days.
Storage heaters
Last year your school's storage heaters used 13,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 4.8 average homes in a year.
Storage heaters
Last week your school's storage heaters used 45 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 310 kettles.
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Reminders
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
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Recent alerts
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 2.6 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 1 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £2,100?
Over the last year 59% of your electricity was used when the school was closed. What are those teachers getting up to out of hours?? This has cost the school £4,700. Time to take action!
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | 35 | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
| 01 Apr 2025 | 10 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
| 05 Feb 2025 | 20 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 07 Nov 2024 | - | Upgraded kitchen appliances |