Nelson Academy

Nursery Road, Downham Market, Norfolk PE38 9PF
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 1,780 314 £647 n/a +138%
Last year 75,400 10,000 £27,400 none -9.1%
Gas Last week 7,990 1,460 £934 n/a +240%
Last year 152,000 27,800 £17,800 £2,020 -29%
Electricity data: 1 Oct 2020 - 17 Jan 2025. Gas data: 27 Apr 2022 - 17 Jan 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Last week the school's electricity baseload was 17% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £2,200 more over the next year. 

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There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 5.7 kW in the winter to 4 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 £1,100 annually.

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You are in 2nd place on the East of England scoreboard and 4th place nationally.

3rd

545

points

2nd

930

points

1st

1340

points

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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
18th Laureate Community Academy 15 Defrosted freezers
18th Laureate Community Academy 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
7th Upwell Academy 10 Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays
18th Laureate Community Academy 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
13 Dec 2024 - Started a campaign to only switch on kitchen equipment when needed
13 Dec 2024 10 Fixed dripping hot taps
13 Dec 2024 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals
13 Dec 2024 10 Adjusted radiator thermostats
12 Dec 2024 10 Activated standby mode on computers
12 Dec 2024 10 Added timers to printers and photocopiers
12 Dec 2024 30 Changed heating frost protection settings
12 Dec 2024 30 Upgraded IT servers
12 Dec 2024 30 Switched off hot water in school holidays
29 Nov 2024 30 Started a whole school switch-off campaign