Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 499 73.1 £158 n/a -4.4%
Last year 31,300 4,140 £9,840 £3,800 +2.9%
Electricity data: 17 Oct 2020 - 17 Apr 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Watch out! Up to Thursday 17 Apr 2025 the school used 290 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £90 and generated 33 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 780 kWh, costing £240 and generating 88 kg CO2.

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There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 2.4 kW in the winter to 0.058 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 120 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 5th place on the Wales scoreboard and 90th place nationally.

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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.

Energy Sparks supports Ysgol Ger y Llan in partnership with Egni Coop