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Maes Ebbw School
Maesglas Road, Newport, NP20 3DG
Special or Alternative Provision
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £810.
That's enough to buy 320 school dinners.
Electricity
Last year your school used 160,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 467 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 3,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 17,000 km.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 57,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 164 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 3,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 160,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last year your school used 160,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 7 weeks
Electricity
Last year your school used 160,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 620 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last month your school used 12,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 4 days.
Electricity
Last week your school used 3,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 21,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last week your school used 3,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 1 year 10 months of computer games.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 57,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 74,000 km.
Electricity
Last month your school used 12,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 16,000 km.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 1,700 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 11 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 160,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 61 average homes in a year.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 8,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 55,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 160,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 23 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £3,200 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 640 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 260 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,500 km.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 8,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 3,900 showers.
Gas
Last week your school used 4,800 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 2,300 showers.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £2,500.
That's enough to pay for 1,000 school dinners.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 880 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 5,200 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 720,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 63 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last year your school used 720,000 kWh of 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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Recent alerts
Bad News! Your school's electricity use in the Summer half term 2026 holidays has increased by 13% compared to Summer half term 2025
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 14 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 10 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £7,500?
Scoreboard update
You need to score more than 1115 points to overtake the next school!
Complete our recommended activities and actions to score points, win prizes and start reducing your energy usage.
You are in 2nd place on the Wales scoreboard and 52nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2026 | 30 | Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 10 | Carry out wider environmental activities around school |
| 04 Feb 2026 | 35 | Share the energy saving message with parents and the local community |
| 03 Feb 2026 | 25 | Invite in an expert |
| 05 Dec 2025 | 0 | Received an energy audit |
| 04 Nov 2025 | 35 | Understand how our carbon emissions cause the Greenhouse Effect and Climate change |
| 03 Nov 2025 | 35 | Create an energy saving display |
| 03 Nov 2025 | 15 | Carry out wider environmental activities around school |
| 03 Nov 2025 | 15 | Create a classroom switch off list |
| 21 Oct 2025 | 15 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school |
