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Taylor Road Primary School
31 Taylor Road, Leicester LE1 2JP
Primary
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 870 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £770.
That's enough to buy 310 school dinners.
Electricity
Last week your school used 5,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 260,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 660 years.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 4,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 2,000 showers.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 570 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 3,400 km.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 4,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 28,000 kettles.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 31,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 40,000 km.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £2,900 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 580 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 10 weeks
Electricity
Last month your school used 19,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 25,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 86 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last week your school used 5,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 2 years 11 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school used 5,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 27,000 km.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 31,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 88 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 33 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school used 5,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 34,000 kettles.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 8 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last month your school used 19,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 6 days.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 140 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 840 km.
Gas
Last week your school used 790 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 380 showers.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £110.
That's enough to pay for 44 school dinners.
Gas
Last year your school used 22,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 2 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last year your school used 22,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 4.7 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
Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage
Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your gas usage!
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 380 kWh of gas and 19,000 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 £2,900 this year.
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 19 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 6.8 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £16,000?
Scoreboard update
You need to score more than 220 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 39th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 129th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | 30 | Completed a programme |
| 21 Apr 2026 | 25 | Review and reflect/ Follow up check |
| 21 Apr 2026 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 21 Apr 2026 | 10 | Run a regular assembly about saving energy |
| 04 Mar 2026 | 35 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 23 Jan 2026 | 30 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
| 09 Jan 2026 | - | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 30 | Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 15 Sep 2025 | 15 | Checked fridge and freezer door seals |