Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 621 72.6 £199 n/a +107%
Last year 27,900 3,810 £9,060 £1,670 -2.6%
Gas Last week 3,210 587 £180 n/a -33%
Last year 108,000 19,700 £6,300 £1,440 +9.1%
Electricity data: 1 Apr 2021 - 8 Mar 2025. Gas data: 27 Oct 2020 - 7 Mar 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Recent alerts

Gas use in the Spring half term 2025 holidays has increased by 36% compared to Spring half term 2024. 

Between Saturday 22 Feb 2025 and Sunday 2 Mar 2025 you used 3,300 kWh of gas at a cost of £180. Adjusting for changes in outside temperature, this is still an increase of 870 kWh and 160 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 Spring half term 2025 holidays has increased by 13% compared to Spring half term 2024. Between Saturday 22 Feb 2025 and Sunday 2 Mar 2025 you used 370 kWh at a cost of £110. This is an increase of 42 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 0.92 kg CO2.

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Complete our recommended activities and actions to score points, win prizes and start reducing your energy usage.

You are in 14th place on the Wales scoreboard and 84th 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.

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
27 Nov 2024 20 Attended Energy Sparks training
22 Jan 2024 15 Use energy data during maths lessons
18 Jan 2024 5 Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes
01 Jan 2024 0 Started working towards their energy saving target
20 Sep 2023 20 Attended Energy Sparks training
24 Aug 2023 - Upgraded security lights to LED
30 Jan 2023 - Changed heating start time
07 Dec 2022 - Upgraded whiteboards
Energy Sparks supports Stepaside Primary School in partnership with Egni Coop