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Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to Monday 30 Dec 2024 the school used 1,500 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £45 and generated 270 kg CO2. Make sure both your heating and hot water are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave your heating and/or hot water running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 2,400 kWh, costing £73 and generating 450 kg CO2.

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Watch out! Up to Monday 30 Dec 2024 the school used 1,500 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £220 and generated 160 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 2,400 kWh, costing £350 and generating 260 kg CO2.

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Last weekend your school used little or no gas. Well done for minimising your weekend gas use!

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Recent changes in your energy usage

 Well done!  Term time electricity use has decreased by 8.2%, saving £22 each week.

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Comparison with other schools

Last year peak electricity consumption was 21 kW. The best performing schools of a similar size have a peak consumption of 29 kW. Keep switching off to save even more electricity!

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Electricity usage over the last year was 74,000 kWh. This is good - Keep it up! Other schools with a similar number of pupils use 82,000 kWh. 

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Long term trends and advice

There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 7 kW in the winter to 4.4 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 £920 annually.

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Your school could save £320 each year if the heating set temperature was reduced by 1°C

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