Birchwood High School

Parsonage Lane, Bishop's Stortford CM23 5BD
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 12,000 2,120 £1,800 n/a +220%
Last year 460,000 59,800 £131,000 none -2.5%
Electricity data: 24 Oct 2022 - 14 Jan 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Your school has four gas meters and three electricity meters. We have access to the data for two electricity meters. Two gas meters and one electricity meter need to be upgraded and there are a couple of outstanding queries with the two other gas meters.

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Last week the school's electricity baseload was 44% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £16,000 more over the next year. 

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There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 39 kW in the winter to 24 kW in the summer. This suggests electric heating is left running overnight during the winter or the school has inefficient security or flood lights. Change electric heater settings and improve lighting efficiency to save £2,500 annually.

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You are in 16th place on the East of England scoreboard and 51st place nationally.

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Aspley Guise Village School
Birchwood High School
St Mary's Church of England Academy, Mildenhall

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
18th Laureate Community Academy 15 Defrosted freezers
18th Laureate Community Academy 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
7th Upwell Academy 10 Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays
18th Laureate Community Academy 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
06 Jan 2025 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals
20 Dec 2024 30 Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist
13 Dec 2024 30 Upgraded security lights to PIR movement detectors
27 Nov 2024 20 Attended Energy Sparks training
31 Oct 2024 35 Installed point of use electric water heaters
20 Dec 2023 30 Run a switch off campaign
06 Dec 2023 20 Investigate heat loss in your school with a thermal imaging camera
11 Sep 2023 20 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
20 Apr 2023 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
20 Apr 2023 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?