We are working with 20 schools in this multi-academy trust.
We carry out daily analysis for all schools to identify the areas where there are the biggest opportunities to reduce costs and carbon emissions.
This page summarises these potential savings across this entire group of schools. Click on a heading to view the savings for individual schools and explore the detailed analysis.
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Reduce your electricity baseload
Reduce your electricity baseloadElectricity baseload is the electricity needed to provide power to appliances that keep running at all times. It can be the fastest way of reducing a school's energy costs and reducing its carbon footprint. These figures represent a comparison of school baseload over the last 12 months against the best performing schools. This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.
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11 | 1,089,500 | £163,410 | 198,240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Improve your thermostatic control
Improve your thermostatic controlA building with good thermostatic control means that the colder it is outside the higher the gas consumption for heating. These savings are based on improving the thermostatic control in schools, to use less gas when the weather is warmer. This could be by checking thermostats or configuring weather compensation settings on boilers. This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.
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2 | 13,500 | £400 | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turn the heating down by 1°C
Turn the heating down by 1°CEven the best performing schools can reduce energy usage by turning down the heating. Getting the heating control right for your schools can save money and carbon very quickly as well as improving the learning environment for students. This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.
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2 | 10,000 | £300 | 1,810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Set your heating to come on later in the morning
Set your heating to come on later in the morningGetting the heating control right for your schools can save money and carbon very quickly as well as improving the learning environment for students. These savings are based on changing the average morning start time for heating in each school. So that the heating comes on later each day to minimise waste outside of school hours. This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.
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1 | 9,800 | £150 | 1,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||