Dorset County Council SEACS Project – Work Package 3 (Schools) Update November 2011 – March 2012 • Meetings with 10 schools to discuss Energy Awareness Campaigns Plus discussions with clusters of schools to progress joint projects • Energy Saving Action Plans developed with 6 schools Schools to be revisited in the Summer Term to discuss progress and long term plans • 14% reduction in electricity consumption from • schools already engaged in carbon reduction campaigns • Approximate savings of £21,000 during Autumn Term 2011 • 122 tonnes CO 2 saved from reduction in electricity consumption
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Dorset County Council
SEACS Project – Work Package 3 (Schools)
Update November 2011 – March 2012
• Meetings with 10 schools to discuss Energy Awareness Campaigns
Plus discussions with clusters of schools to progress joint projects
• Energy Saving Action Plans developed with 6 schools
Schools to be revisited in the Summer Term to discuss progress and long
term plans
• 14% reduction in electricity consumption from
• schools already engaged in carbon reduction campaigns
• Approximate savings of £21,000 during Autumn Term 2011
• 122 tonnes CO2 saved from reduction in electricity consumption
• Energy Audits carried out by a Senior Engineer (Nathan Berry)
Full Energy Audit 2 schools surveys but need to be issued
1 school due to be surveyed
Lighting Surveys 4 schools surveyed and proposals issued
3 schools surveyed but assessments
still need to be made
Dorset County Council
A number of Dorset Secondary Schools have seemed keen to be involved and share experience with other SEACS schools
NEXT STEP: Invitations sent to SEACS schools before the end of March 2012 to allow schools to express an interest in the project
Frome Valley First School
Pupils at Frome Valley First School have worked hard to reduce their Display Energy Certificate Rating from a C to a B!
The school have reduced their energy usage by raising awareness and also installing some technical measures:
Timers on electrical equipment
Pull cords on hard to reach switches!
The Wey Valley School and Sports College
The Eco-Committee have reduced their electricity consumption by:• Giving pupils permission to turn off lights in classrooms and
corridors when not in use• Installing PC ‘Powerdown’ Software to make sure that all
computers are switched off before the end of the day• Communicating with staff members through a weekly ‘Bullet-In’
Integrating energy saving into the curriculum
• Calculating potential savings from electrical equipment in Mathematics lessons
• Developing ways to measure, monitor and display energy consumption in Design and Technology and IT lessons
Bovington First School
Pupils at Bovington First School have worked closely with the caretaker to reduce their ‘Out of Hours’ energy consumption by nearly 50%.
Pupils monitor electricity usage daily
Bovington First School won a Carbon Trust ‘Low Carbon Schools’ Award in February 2012
Monthly competition for the best ‘energy saving class’