Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 5,230 779 £1,940 n/a -0.1%
Last year 218,000 30,400 £80,800 none -6.1%
Gas Last week 16,000 2,910 £1,680 n/a -12%
Last year 414,000 75,600 £43,500 £30,300 -6.7%
Electricity data: 1 Sep 2018 - 27 Mar 2025. Gas data: 13 Apr 2021 - 27 Mar 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders and alerts

Reminders

You have completed 2/10 of the tasks from your energy audit
Complete the others to score 175 points and 30 bonus points for completing all audit tasks

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You have completed 1/6 of the tasks in the Cut Out the High Carbon Commute programme
Complete the final 5 tasks now to score 115 points and 30 bonus points for completing the programme

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Recent alerts

Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity and gas usage!

Review progress

Last weekend 88 kWh of gas was used costing £9.20. Switch off the heating at the weekend to save energy!

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Watch out - term time gas use has increased costing an extra £190 each week. Check whether heating thermostats are set to 18°C to save energy.

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Scoreboard update

You need to score more than 60 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 13th place on the Wales scoreboard and 90th place nationally.

14th

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13th

50

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12th

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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

Energy Sparks supports Birchgrove Comprehensive School in partnership with Egni Coop