Fantastic prizes to motivate pupils to take energy saving action

by Claudia Towner

As well as reducing your energy consumption, you can also score points for every pupil activity you record on Energy Sparks. Keep recording activities throughout the year and you could be top of the scoreboard! Thanks to our funders we will be rewarding top scoring schools with grants towards an energy saving improvement of your choice. Maybe […] →Read more

Why does our school heating come on too early in the morning?

by Claudia Towner

It is common in schools for the heating to come on too early in the morning. There are a couple of common reasons for this: Problems with the optimum start control Many schools have ‘optimum start control’ configured which looks at the outside and inside temperatures and automatically schedules the heating to start earlier in […] →Read more

What are the top energy saving actions for most schools?

by Claudia Towner

The biggest savings in energy consumption can be made by making sure heating and hot water are turned off during weekends and holidays, by turning thermostats down (every 1C reduction in the temperature in a schools should reduce gas consumption by about 10%) and by making sure the heating doesn’t come on too early in […] →Read more

Welsh language version of Energy Sparks coming soon

by Claudia Towner

Energy Sparks is delighted to announce Welsh Government is funding a Welsh Language version of the Energy Sparks energy management tool and its sustainability education resources for schools. By September 2022. Energy Sparks plans to release a translated website that focuses on the educational content, pupil and adult dashboards. A second release that covers more of […] →Read more