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The Ruth Gorse Academy
Black Bull Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS10 1HW
Secondary
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 60,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 170 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 13,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 660,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last week your school used 13,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 70,000 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £6,600.
That's enough to buy 2,600 school dinners.
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 year your school used 570,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 1641 years.
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.
Electricity
Last year your school used 570,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 6 months
Electricity
Last year your school used 570,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 87 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school used 13,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 8 years of computer games.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 770 showers.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 1,600 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 9,600 km.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 11,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last week your school used 13,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 89,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £27,000 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 5,500 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last year your school used 570,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 2,200 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 570,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 210 average homes in a year.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 440 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 13 weeks of computer games.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 60,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 77,000 km.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 1,900 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 11,000 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 410,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 84 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last week your school used 10,000 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 4,900 showers.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £1,300.
That's enough to pay for 510 school dinners.
Gas
Last year your school used 410,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 35 UK homes in a year.
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Reminders and alerts
Reminders
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
It's time to choose a new programme of activities. What challenge will you take on next?
Recent alerts
Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage
Oh No! Term time gas use has increased costing an extra £65 each week. Check whether heating thermostats are set to 18°C to save energy.
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 32 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 25 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £30,000?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24th | New College Bradford | 20 | Changed central heating set temperature |
| 15th | Sunnyfields Primary School | 20 | Review and reflect/ Follow up check |
| 15th | Scout Road Academy | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 17th | Bolton Brow Academy | 30 | Upgraded computers |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 03 Mar 2025 | 55 | Take longer term action to promote sustainable and energy saving travel to school |
| 03 Mar 2025 | 35 | Wrote a policy on transportation to school |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 5 | Review and reflect/ Follow up check |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 30 | Completed a programme |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 10 | Save energy in the kitchen in Food Technology |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 10 | Introduced an energy efficiency reward system |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 10 | Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 20 | Winter switch off |
| 14 Nov 2024 | 5 | Conduct a transport survey |