Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College

Monarch Drive, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 8AF
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 12,700 1,140 £1,910 n/a -18%
Last year 948,000 134,000 £142,000 £46,500 +3.5%
Electricity data: 12 Apr 2023 - 11 Apr 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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We are currently showing electricity data for the Main College electricity meter only. The boathouse and chapel meters are not providing data to Energy Sparks but these are very small supplies compared to the main electricity meter. Your gas meter does not have AMR which means that we are unable to receive any gas data. We would suggest that you contact your supplier to ask for a meter upgrade to allow for data to be displayed on your Energy Sparks dashboard.

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Watch out! Up to Friday 11 Apr 2025 the school used 6,500 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £970 and generated 1,000 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 16,000 kWh, costing £2,500 and generating 2,500 kg CO2.

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There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 65 kW in the winter to 40 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 £7,600 annually.

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You are in 3rd place on the North-West England scoreboard and 45th 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
7th Oasis Academy - Limeside 5 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
1st Oasis Academy - Aspinal 10 Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment
1st Oasis Academy - Aspinal 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
2nd Oasis Academy - Media City UK 10 Introduce a new staff member to Energy Sparks

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
04 Apr 2025 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
04 Apr 2025 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
31 Mar 2025 30 Introduced a policy on classroom temperature
31 Mar 2025 30 Turn the school heating down by 1°C
31 Mar 2025 30 Changed central heating set temperature
11 Mar 2025 30 Introduced a meat-free day for school dinners
11 Mar 2025 20 Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting
03 Mar 2025 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
03 Mar 2025 10 Adjusted radiator thermostats
17 Feb 2025 30 Switched off hot water at weekends