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Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College
Monarch Drive, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 8AF
Secondary
Electricity
Last month your school has used £7,100 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 1,400 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last month your school used 55,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 weeks.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 970 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 7 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 530,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 1508 years.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £1,500.
That's enough to buy 610 school dinners.
Electricity
Last week your school used 12,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 62,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 530,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 2,000 solar panels in a year.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 4,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 27,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last week your school used 12,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 590,000 smartphones.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 4,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,900 showers.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 1,000 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 5,900 km.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 28,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 80 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 12,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 7 years of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 530,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 77 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last month your school used 55,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 70,000 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 12,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 79,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 530,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 5 months
Electricity
Last year your school used 530,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 200 average homes in a year.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 28,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 36,000 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 830,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 170 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last week your school used 4,400 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 2,100 showers.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 800 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 4,700 km.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £530.
That's enough to pay for 210 school dinners.
Gas
Last year your school used 830,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 72 UK homes in a year.
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Reminders
Start a transport survey so that you can find out how much carbon your school community generates by travelling to school
You have completed 5/8 of the tasks in the Get Energised! programme
Complete the final 3 tasks now to score 50 points and 30 bonus points for completing the programme
Recent alerts
Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity usage!
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 18,000 kWh of gas and 45,000 kWh of electricity in the Summer 2025 holidays. Quick - ask your Site Manager to turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £6,400 this year.
Over the last year 55% of your electricity was used when the school was closed. What are those teachers getting up to out of hours?? This has cost the school £38,000. Time to take action!
Scoreboard update
Complete our recommended activities and actions to score points, win prizes and start reducing your energy usage.
You are in 1st place on the North-West England scoreboard and 70th 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.
| Place | School | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Oasis Academy - Aspinal | 10 | Checked fridge and freezer door seals |
| 4th | Middlewich High School | 30 | Work with your Caretaker to change the morning heating start time |
| 11th | Caldew Lea School | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 5th | Sale Grammar School | 20 | Holiday turn off |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 06 May 2026 | 50 | Wrote an energy action plan for your school |
| 25 Feb 2026 | 10 | Investigate the school's thermostats |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 30 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 10 | Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays |
| 26 Jan 2026 | 20 | Attended Energy Sparks training |
| 23 Jan 2026 | 15 | Defrosted freezers |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 20 | Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 30 | Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target |
| 18 Jan 2026 | 20 | Switched off hot water at weekends |