Dorothy Stringer School

Gas use in the Summer half term 2023 holidays has increased by 72% compared to Summer half term 2022. 

Between Saturday 27 May 2023 and Sunday 4 Jun 2023 you used 3,400 kWh of gas at a cost of £100. Adjusting for changes in outside temperature, this is still an increase of 1,400 kWh and 300 kg CO2. Ask the school site manager to check the heating controls to reduce gas use during the school holidays.

Your heating is currently on and the forecast for next week is for warm weather, with an average daytime temperature of 17.7C. We recommend you turn your heating off all together or perhaps only have it on before the school is occupied in the morning. By turning your heating off you could save £170.

There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 63 kW in the winter to 32 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 £3,700 annually.