Penygaer Primary School and Ysgol Dewi Sant
Primary Bryndulais Avenue, Llanelli SA14 8RSLast year your school used 310,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 74 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Last month your school's gas use cost £4,400.
That's enough to pay for 1,800 school dinners.
Last week your school's gas use generated 3,200 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 20,000 km.
Last year your school used 310,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 22 UK homes in a year.
Last week your school used 15,000 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 7,300 showers.
Last week your school used 3,300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 22,000 kettles.
Last week your school's electricity use generated 810 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 5,000 km.
Last year your school used 120,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK on shore wind turbine in 5 weeks
Last week your school used 3,300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 20,000 km.
Last month your school has used £5,000 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 1,000 books for the school library.
Last year your school used 120,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 23 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Last year your school used 120,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 356 years.
Last week your school used 3,300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 460,000 smartphones.
Last year your school used 120,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 48 average homes in a year.
Last week your school used 3,300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 1 year 11 months of computer games.
Last month your school used 12,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 18,000 km.
Last month your school used 12,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 4 days.
Last year your school used 120,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 500 solar panels in a year.
Last week your school's electricity use cost £1,400.
That's enough to buy 560 school dinners.
Let's look at the energy use data for your school:
Things to do
Last weekend your school used 1,500 kWh of gas, which will have cost about £140. Ask the site manager to switch off the heating at the weekend to save energy!
Over the last year your school's gas use was 310,000 kWh and generated 65,000 kg CO2. This is too high. Other schools of a similar size used 190,000 kWh. Match these schools and save £12,000!
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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Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
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Complete an activity to score points on Energy Sparks. You only need to score 20 points to overtake the next school!