Sutton Park Primary School

Coppice View Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 6UE
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 2,670 338 £606 n/a +135%
Last year 121,000 14,400 £28,200 £13,200 -1.6%
Gas Last week 1,430 260 £75.20 n/a +53%
Last year 182,000 33,300 £11,700 £1,540 n/a
Electricity data: 1 Sep 2018 - 11 Sep 2024. Gas data: 1 Jun 2023 - 11 Sep 2024. How did we calculate these figures?

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Gas use in the Summer 2024 holidays has increased by 350% compared to Summer 2023. 

Between Tuesday 23 Jul 2024 and Sunday 1 Sep 2024 you used 4,000 kWh of gas at a cost of £210. Adjusting for changes in outside temperature, this is still an increase of 3,100 kWh and 570 kg CO2. Ask the school site manager to check the heating controls to reduce gas use during the school holidays.

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Bad News!  Your school's electricity use in the Summer 2024 holidays has increased by 18% compared to Summer 2023. Between Tuesday 23 Jul 2024 and Sunday 1 Sep 2024 you used 6,500 kWh at a cost of £1,500. This is an increase of 990 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 270 kg CO2.

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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.

School Points Activity
North Wootton Academy 10 Run a regular assembly about saving energy
North Wootton Academy 5 Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes
North Wootton Academy 5 Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off
Stokes Wood Primary School 10 Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes

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Date Points Activity
12 Jun 2024 20 Investigate whether the school's heating and hot water is switched off during the school holidays
12 Jun 2024 20 Switched off for the summer!
03 Jun 2024 30 Added loft or wall insulation
01 May 2024 0 Started working towards their energy saving target
10 Jan 2024 30 Changed central heating operating times
22 Dec 2023 30 Switched off hot water at weekends
13 Nov 2023 30 Introduced a policy on classroom temperature
06 Nov 2023 10 Fixed dripping hot taps
31 Oct 2023 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
30 Oct 2023 35 Changed central heating set temperature