Dorothy Stringer School

Loder Rd, Brighton BN1 6PZ
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 14,700 2,750 £3,410 n/a +3.7%
Last year 557,000 75,000 £128,000 £1,620 -1.3%
Gas Last week 29,400 5,360 £1,180 n/a +17%
Last year Data available from Jan 2026
Electricity data: 1 Sep 2018 - 20 Feb 2025. Gas data: 31 Jan 2025 - 19 Feb 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Energy Sparks is not showing data for gas meter, 77090600 as it is not working.

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You have completed 4/10 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 15,000 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £610 and generated 2,800 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 27,000 kWh, costing £1,100 and generating 4,900 kg CO2.

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Watch out! Up to Thursday 20 Feb 2025 the school used 5,800 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £1,300 and generated 830 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 8,600 kWh, costing £1,900 and generating 1,300 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.

Place School Points Activity
6th Aldrington Primary School 30 Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist
1st Hove Park School - Valley Campus 10 Making sense of our school's carbon footprint
1st Hove Park School - Valley Campus 20 Review heating performance of your heat pump
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
28 Jan 2025 10 Understand how our carbon emissions cause the Greenhouse Effect and Climate change
28 Jan 2025 10 Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment
17 Dec 2024 5 Recorded indoor temperatures
10 Dec 2024 - Recorded indoor temperatures
10 Dec 2024 - Recorded indoor temperatures
10 Dec 2024 5 Recorded indoor temperatures
22 Nov 2024 - Recorded indoor temperatures
22 Nov 2024 5 Recorded indoor temperatures
21 Nov 2024 - Recorded indoor temperatures
21 Nov 2024 - Recorded indoor temperatures