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Nelson Mandela School
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 5 weeks
That's the electricity used by 41 average homes in a year.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 820 km.
That's the energy generated by 420 solar panels in a year.
It will take 16 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
That's enough to buy 110 school dinners.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 314 years.
That's enough energy to play 12 months of computer games.
That's enough energy to boil 12,000 kettles.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 9,500 km.
That's enough energy to charge 89,000 smartphones.
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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
You have completed 2/8 of the tasks in the Get Energised! programme
Complete the final 6 tasks now to score 130 points and 30 bonus points for completing the programme
Recent alerts
Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage
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You need to score more than 330 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 7th place on the West Midlands scoreboard and 92nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Jan 2026 | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 20 | Holiday turn off |
| 10 Dec 2025 | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 08 Dec 2025 | 30 | Started a whole school switch-off campaign |
| 01 Dec 2025 | 20 | Activated standby mode on computers |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 30 | Started a campaign to open blinds and switch off lights |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 30 | Started a whole school switch-off campaign |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 30 | Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |