Dartford Science and Technology College

Dartford Science & Technology College, Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent. DA1 2LY
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 13,600 2,570 £2,030 n/a +0.5%
Last year 576,000 78,900 £86,400 £41,900 n/a
Gas Last week 6,960 1,270 £209 n/a -16%
Last year 230,000 41,900 £6,890 none n/a
Electricity data: 20 Oct 2023 - 18 Feb 2025. Gas data: 24 Sep 2023 - 19 Feb 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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At the moment we are only displaying electricity data for the Main College building and gas data for Block B. We hope to display gas data for The Hub, Block A and the Sports Hall soon.

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Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to Wednesday 19 Feb 2025 the school used 2,000 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £61 and generated 370 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 3,500 kWh, costing £110 and generating 640 kg CO2.

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Watch out! Up to Tuesday 18 Feb 2025 the school used 4,100 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £610 and generated 680 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 9,400 kWh, costing £1,400 and generating 1,600 kg CO2.

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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.

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6th Aldrington Primary School 30 Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist
1st Hove Park School - Valley Campus 20 Review heating performance of your heat pump
1st Hove Park School - Valley Campus 10 Making sense of our school's carbon footprint
1st Hove Park School - Valley Campus 10 Examine the carbon emissions from UK's electricity generation

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
05 Feb 2025 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
01 Jan 2025 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
20 Dec 2024 30 Switched off hot water in school holidays
19 Dec 2024 20 Holiday turn off
20 Sep 2024 30 Upgraded interior lights to LED
19 Sep 2024 30 Upgraded interior lights to LED
16 Sep 2024 30 Installed lights with occupancy sensors
21 Aug 2024 - Upgraded interior lights to LED