Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 7,650 1,260 £1,540 n/a +200%
Last year 292,000 30,400 £58,700 none +1.1%
Gas Last week 21,000 3,830 £1,600 n/a n/a
Last year 558,000 102,000 £42,400 £962 -9.2%
Electricity data: 1 Oct 2020 - 12 Jan 2025. Gas data: 1 Jan 2022 - 17 Jan 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

You have completed 2/10 of the activities in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity and gas usage!

Review progress

Last week the school's electricity baseload was 34% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £11,000 more over the next year. 

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There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 25 kW in the winter to 16 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 £2,700 annually.

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You need to score more than 530 points to overtake the next school!

Complete our recommended activities and actions to score points, win prizes and start reducing your energy usage.

You are in 3rd place on the South-West England scoreboard and 19th place nationally.

4th

305

points

3rd

440

points

2nd

530

points

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Schools score points by recording their activities to investigate their energy use, learning about energy, and taking energy saving actions around their school.