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Nelson Academy
Electricity
That's enough to buy 80.3 school dinners.
Electricity
That's enough energy to play 18 months of computer games.
Electricity
That's the electricity used by 28.3 average homes in a year.
Electricity
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 8,670 km.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 272 books for the school library.
Electricity
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 7,990 km.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 weeks
Electricity
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,150 km.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by 267 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 234 years.
Electricity
That's enough energy to boil 10,100 kettles.
Electricity
That's enough energy to charge 71,500 smartphones.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Electricity
It will take 10.1 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Gas
It will take 27.5 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
That's the gas used by 13.9 UK homes in a year.
Gas
That's enough to pay for 42.9 school dinners.
Gas
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 482 showers.
Gas
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,140 km.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2026 | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 10 | Carry out non-energy environmental actions around school |
| 09 Sep 2026 | 30 | Introduced a policy on switching off lights |
| 09 Sep 2026 | 30 | Wrote a policy on closing external doors and windows when the heating is on |
| 07 Sep 2026 | 10 | Checked windows are closed at the end of the day |
| 01 Sep 2026 | 20 | Activated standby mode on computers |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 | Upgraded kitchen appliances |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 | Cleaned windows to reduce need for lighting |
| 09 Jul 2026 | 10 | Other |