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Parkside Community School
Electricity
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 744 years.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 320 school dinners.
Electricity
That's enough energy to play 3 years 0 months of computer games.
Electricity
It will take 37 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 28,000 km.
Electricity
That's enough energy to boil 36,000 kettles.
Electricity
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 3,200 km.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 11 weeks
Electricity
That's the electricity used by 97 average homes in a year.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by 980 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 620 books for the school library.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 6 days.
Electricity
That's enough energy to charge 270,000 smartphones.
Electricity
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 27,000 km.
Gas
That's the gas used by 6.6 UK homes in a year.
Gas
It will take 16 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
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You are in 56th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 154th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | 30 | Upgraded security lights to LED |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 20 | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 10 | Switched off lights on sunny days |
| 30 Apr 2025 | 10 | Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 5 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 20 | Holiday turn off |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 15 | Defrosted freezers |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 03 Dec 2024 | 10 | Cleaned windows to reduce need for lighting |
| 18 Nov 2024 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |