Brooksbank School

Victoria Road, Elland, West Yorkshire HX5 0QG
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 14,200 2,660 £2,140 n/a +6.2%
Last year 535,000 71,600 £80,300 none -9.6%
Gas Last week 60,000 11,000 £1,800 n/a +12%
Last year Data available from Jan 2026
Electricity data: 1 Jan 2018 - 18 Feb 2025. Gas data: 30 Jan 2025 - 19 Feb 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

Your school has five gas meters. We have access to the data for four of these meters and we are displaying the majority of the school's gas usage on your dashboard.

You have completed 2/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Recent alerts

Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to Wednesday 19 Feb 2025 the school used 40,000 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £1,200 and generated 7,300 kg CO2. Make sure both your heating and hot water are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave your heating and/or hot water running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 68,000 kWh, costing £2,100 and generating 12,000 kg CO2.

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Watch out! Up to Tuesday 18 Feb 2025 the school used 5,400 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £810 and generated 870 kg CO2. Make sure lights and electrical equipment are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave electrical equipment running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 12,000 kWh, costing £1,900 and generating 2,000 kg CO2.

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You are in 11th place on the Yorkshire and the Humber scoreboard and 57th place nationally.

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Brooksbank School
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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
4th Malet Lambert - Switched off hot water at weekends
4th Malet Lambert 30 Switched off hot water in school holidays
1st The Snaith School 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
4th Malet Lambert 20 Holiday turn off

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
23 Jan 2025 15 Pupils meet with the caretaker or site manager to discuss their role in saving energy
23 Jan 2025 15 Pupils meet the Business Manager to discuss the school's energy usage and bills
03 Dec 2024 25 Hold an assembly to introduce your school to Energy Sparks
02 Dec 2024 15 Understand how our carbon emissions cause the Greenhouse Effect and Climate change
02 Dec 2024 25 Hold an assembly to introduce your school to Energy Sparks
28 Nov 2024 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
14 Oct 2024 25 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school