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The Cedars Academy

Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH
Secondary

Electricity

Last year your school used 500,000 kWh of electricity. 

That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 1438 years.

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Electricity

Last week your school used 11,000 kWh of electricity. 

That's enough energy to drive an electric car 59,000 km.

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Electricity

Last week your school used 11,000 kWh of electricity. 

That's enough energy to play 6 years of computer games.

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Electricity

Last year your school used 500,000 kWh of electricity. 

It will take 73 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.

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Electricity

Last week your school used 11,000 kWh of electricity. 

That's enough energy to charge 550,000 smartphones.

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Electricity

Last year your school used 500,000 kWh of electricity. 

That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 5 months

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Electricity

Last week your school used 11,000 kWh of electricity. 

That's enough energy to boil 74,000 kettles.

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Electricity

Last year your school used 500,000 kWh of electricity. 

That's the energy generated by 1,900 solar panels in a year.

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Electricity

Last year your school used 500,000 kWh of electricity.

That's the electricity used by 190 average homes in a year.

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Electricity

Last week your school's electricity use cost £1,700. 

That's enough to buy 660 school dinners.

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Electricity

Last week your school's electricity use generated 1,100 kg of carbon dioxide. 

That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 6,600 km.

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Gas

Last week your school used 10,000 kWh of gas. 

That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 4,900 showers. 

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Gas

Last week your school's gas use generated 1,800 kg of carbon dioxide. 

That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 11,000 km.

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Bad News!  Your school's electricity use in the Easter 2026 holidays has increased by 32% compared to Easter 2025

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Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 33 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is  20 kW.  Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £17,000?

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You are in 44th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 140th place nationally.

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Loddington C of E Primary School
The Cedars Academy
Milton Parochial Primary School

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.

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Place School Points Activity
32nd Inkersall Spencer Academy 30 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
2nd Highcliffe Primary School 20 Changed central heating operating times
25th Bilton C of E Junior School 10 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
7th St John's C of E Academy, Worksop 30 Plan and run a campaign to switch off lights and use natural light on sunny days

What's been going on?

A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school

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Date Points Activity
05 Feb 2026 30 Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off
25 Sep 2025 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
24 Sep 2025 10 Switched off fume cupboards after school
01 Sep 2025 30 Upgraded whiteboards
12 Jun 2025 25 Attended Energy Sparks training
10 Jun 2025 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
09 Jun 2025 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
09 Jun 2025 20 Switched off for the summer!
09 Jun 2025 15 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
06 Jun 2025 30 Introduced a meat-free day for school dinners

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