Hilton Spencer Academy

Peacroft Lane, Hilton, Derby, Derbyshire DE65 5GH
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 4,040 747 £1,170 n/a -9.3%
Last year 153,000 19,700 £44,500 £9,980 -2.5%
Gas Last week 14,400 2,630 £764 n/a -8.0%
Last year Data available from Oct 2025
Electricity data: 28 Jul 2021 - 20 Feb 2025. Gas data: 4 Oct 2024 - 20 Feb 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Please note that your gas data is estimated between November 30th - December 10th 2024 due to a change in supplier.

Please note that your Trust's gas data is estimated between the 28th of February and 31st of March 2024 due to a data issue with your previous supplier

You have completed 6/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage

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Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to Thursday 20 Feb 2025 the school used 8,400 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £440 and generated 1,500 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 11,000 kWh, costing £600 and generating 2,100 kg CO2.

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Watch out! Up to Thursday 20 Feb 2025 the school used 1,500 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £440 and generated 220 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 2,200 kWh, costing £630 and generating 310 kg CO2.

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You are in 30th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 69th place nationally.

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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
2nd Sunnyside Spencer Academy - Run an assembly about food waste at your school
2nd Sunnyside Spencer Academy - Review and reflect/ Follow up check
2nd Sunnyside Spencer Academy - Do a creative activity themed around energy saving
24th Barley Croft Primary School 10 Started working towards their energy saving target

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
12 Feb 2025 30 Completed all energy audit activities
12 Feb 2025 30 Completed a programme
10 Feb 2025 10 Use appliance monitors to understand the energy use of individual appliances
23 Jul 2024 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
23 Jul 2024 20 Holiday turn off
23 Jul 2024 30 Switched off heating for the summer
23 Jul 2024 30 Switched off hot water in school holidays
28 Jun 2024 30 Completed a programme
27 Jun 2024 10 Analyse a school's solar data
27 Jun 2024 30 Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight