The Thomas Hardye School
Secondary Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 2ETLast year your school used 820,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 200 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Last month your school's gas use cost £4,900.
That's enough to pay for 2,000 school dinners.
Last week your school's gas use generated 12,000 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 72,000 km.
Last year your school used 820,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 59 UK homes in a year.
Last week your school used 56,000 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 27,000 showers.
Last week your school used 17,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 120,000 kettles.
Last week your school's electricity use generated 4,300 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 26,000 km.
Last year your school used 620,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK on shore wind turbine in 6 months
Last week your school used 17,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 100,000 km.
Last month your school has used £9,800 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 2,000 books for the school library.
Last year your school used 620,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 120 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Last year your school used 620,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 1772 years.
Last week your school used 17,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 2,400,000 smartphones.
Last year your school used 620,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 240 average homes in a year.
Last week your school used 17,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 10 years of computer games.
Last month your school used 65,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 96,000 km.
Last month your school used 65,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 weeks.
Last year your school used 620,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 2,500 solar panels in a year.
Last week your school's electricity use cost £2,600.
That's enough to buy 1,000 school dinners.
Last month your school's solar panels generated 1,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 7,200 kettles.
Last year your school's solar panels generated 30,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 44,000 km.
Last year your school's solar panels generated 30,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 86 years.
Last week your school's solar panels generated 88 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 3 weeks of computer games.
Last month your school's solar panels generated 1,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 510 showers.
Let's look at the energy use data for your school:
Things to do
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 2,800 kWh of gas and 14,000 kWh of electricity in the Xmas 2022 holidays. Quick - ask your Site Manager to turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £2,200 this year.
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 2,800 kWh of gas and 14,000 kWh of electricity in the Xmas 2022 holidays. Quick - ask your Site Manager to turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £2,200 this year.
Oh No! Term time gas use has increased by 34% costing an extra £430 each week. Check whether heating thermostats are set to 18°C to save energy.
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
No activities completed, make a start!
Try this one first:
Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
20 points / KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4Your school hasn't scored any points yet this school year
Complete an activity to score points on Energy Sparks. You only need to score 10 points to overtake the next school!
What's been going on?
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