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Energy (kWh)

Cost (£)

CO2 (kg)

Electricity 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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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	34,000	£12,000	4,300	View analysis
Colton Primary School	29,000	£8,100	4,200	View analysis
Crawshaw Academy	130,000	£36,000	20,000	View analysis
Harrogate Grammar School	160,000	£46,000	24,000	View analysis
Meadowfield Primary School	32,000	£8,800	4,800	View analysis
Rossett Acre Primary School	24,000	£6,400	3,500	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	340,000	£97,000	51,000	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	21,000	£6,100	3,200	View analysis
Whitkirk Primary School	25,000	£6,900	3,700	View analysis

795,000

£227,300

118,700

Reduce your annual electricity use

Understanding how a school's energy use matches up with other schools of a similar size and how much energy could be saved each year is a good place to start.

These savings are based on comparing electricity usage 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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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Colton Primary School	23,000	£6,400	3,300	View analysis
Crawshaw Academy	72,000	£20,000	11,000	View analysis
Meadowfield Primary School	43,000	£12,000	6,500	View analysis
Temple Learning Academy	95,000	£26,000	14,000	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	370,000	£100,000	55,000	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	14,000	£4,100	2,100	View analysis
Whitkirk Primary School	24,000	£6,800	3,600	View analysis

641,000

£175,300

95,500

Reduce your out of hours electricity use

Out of hours electricity use is the amount of electricity used when the school is closed - overnight, at weekends and during the holidays. Reducing out of hours electricity use is one of the easiest, and cheapest ways of saving lots of energy.

These figures are based on a comparison of electricity usage outside of school hours against the best performing schools. Ensuring that school opening hours are up to date will improve the accuracy of the analysis.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Colton Primary School	12,000	£3,500	1,900	View analysis
Crawshaw Academy	88,000	£25,000	13,000	View analysis
Harrogate Grammar School	91,000	£27,000	14,000	View analysis
Meadowfield Primary School	20,000	£5,600	3,000	View analysis
Temple Learning Academy	23,000	£6,500	3,500	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	120,000	£35,000	18,000	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	7,900	£2,300	1,200	View analysis
Whitkirk Primary School	9,400	£2,700	1,400	View analysis

371,300

£107,600

56,000

Reduce your out of hours gas use

Out of hours gas use is the amount of gas used when the school is closed - overnight, at weekends and during the holidays. Reducing out of hours gas use is one of the easiest, and cheapest ways of saving lots of energy.

These figures are based on a comparison of gas usage outside of school hours against the best performing schools. Ensuring that school opening hours are up to date will improve the accuracy of the analysis.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	12,000	£730	2,600	View analysis
Coppice Valley Primary School	8,400	£500	1,800	View analysis
Crawshaw Academy	76,000	£4,500	16,000	View analysis
Harrogate Grammar School	180,000	£11,000	38,000	View analysis
Meadowfield Primary School	45,000	£2,700	9,400	View analysis
Oatlands Junior School	27,000	£1,600	5,700	View analysis
Rossett Acre Primary School	21,000	£1,300	4,400	View analysis
Rossett School	280,000	£17,000	59,000	View analysis
Temple Learning Academy	26,000	£1,500	5,400	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	270,000	£16,000	56,000	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	24,000	£1,500	5,100	View analysis
Whitkirk Primary School	24,000	£1,400	5,000	View analysis

993,400

£59,730

208,400

Insulate your hot water pipes

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	28,000	£1,700	5,800	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	630,000	£38,000	130,000	View analysis
Western Primary School	53,000	£3,200	11,000	View analysis

711,000

£42,900

146,800

Reduce your peak electricity consumption

Electricity use varies at different times of the day. Usage will be at a peak in the middle of the day, but should be low overnight.

These figures represent a comparison of usage at peak times against the best performing schools.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	4,100	£1,400	560	View analysis
Colton Primary School	1,700	£570	290	View analysis
Coppice Valley Primary School	2,300	£630	330	View analysis
Meadowfield Primary School	6,700	£2,000	1,100	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	100,000	£31,000	16,000	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	4,000	£1,200	640	View analysis
Whitkirk Primary School	7,500	£2,400	1,200	View analysis

126,300

£39,200

20,120

Turn the heating down by 1°C

Even 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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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	6,500	£390	1,400	View analysis
Colton Primary School	5,000	£300	1,000	View analysis
Coppice Valley Primary School	6,700	£400	1,400	View analysis
Crawshaw Academy	29,000	£1,800	6,100	View analysis
Harrogate Grammar School	51,000	£3,100	11,000	View analysis
Meadowfield Primary School	12,000	£730	2,500	View analysis
Oatlands Junior School	13,000	£800	2,800	View analysis
Rossett Acre Primary School	12,000	£700	2,400	View analysis
Rossett School	76,000	£4,600	16,000	View analysis
Temple Learning Academy	17,000	£1,000	3,500	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	41,000	£2,500	8,600	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	12,000	£690	2,400	View analysis
Western Primary School	23,000	£1,400	4,800	View analysis
Whitkirk Primary School	6,900	£410	1,400	View analysis

311,100

£18,820

65,300

Switch off the heating in warmer weather

Turning the boiler off in warm weather, for example earlier in the spring and later in the winter, can reduce gas usage.

These savings are based on our analysis of when the heating has been on in schools during warm weather. View the detailed analysis for each school for more information.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	7,600	£460	1,600	View analysis
Colton Primary School	5,700	£340	1,200	View analysis
Harrogate Grammar School	89,000	£5,300	19,000	View analysis
Oatlands Junior School	14,000	£860	3,000	View analysis
Rossett Acre Primary School	15,000	£900	3,100	View analysis
Rossett School	93,000	£5,600	20,000	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	16,000	£940	3,300	View analysis
Western Primary School	27,000	£1,600	5,700	View analysis

267,300

£16,000

56,900

Improve your thermostatic control

A 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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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	17,000	£1,000	3,600	View analysis
Harrogate Grammar School	110,000	£6,700	24,000	View analysis
Temple Learning Academy	34,000	£2,100	7,200	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	32,000	£1,900	6,600	View analysis

193,000

£11,700

41,400

Reduce your annual gas use

Understanding how a school's energy use matches up with other schools of a similar size and how much energy could be saved each year is a good place to start.

These savings are based on comparing gas usage 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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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	12,000	£240	2,600	View analysis
Oatlands Junior School	78,000	£1,700	16,000	View analysis
Rossett Acre Primary School	35,000	£560	7,400	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	310,000	£6,000	64,000	View analysis
Western Primary School	73,000	£1,500	15,000	View analysis

508,000

£10,000

105,000

Set your heating to come on later in the morning

Getting 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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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Austhorpe Primary School	7,000	£210	1,500	View analysis
Colton Primary School	2,700	£81	570	View analysis
Oatlands Junior School	25,000	£750	5,300	View analysis
Rossett School	130,000	£3,800	27,000	View analysis
Temple Moor High School	2,000	£60	420	View analysis
Templenewsam Halton Primary School	12,000	£360	2,500	View analysis
Western Primary School	30,000	£890	6,300	View analysis
Whitkirk Primary School	8,800	£260	1,800	View analysis

217,500

£6,411

45,390

Install solar panels

Solar PV works well at schools as peak output from the panels around midday coincides with peak consumption at your school. Schools are now seeing a return on their investment within five to ten years.

These savings are based on the estimated annual savings in energy use if solar panels were installed in these schools. Savings do not include capital costs. View the analysis for individual schools for more information on our estimates, including capital costs and payback periods.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Western Primary School	7,500	£1,800	1,300	View analysis

7,500

£1,800

1,300