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Help us fund free Energy Sparks places for schools through Big Give
This week, Big Give will be doubling donations to Energy Sparks. Any money we raise will go towards providing free Energy Sparks places for schools – find out why this matters.
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Common heating issues and how to solve them
We’re into the final winter push – longer days and warmer nights are on the horizon and soon we will be switching our heating off for the summer. But for now, the heating is still on, so let’s look at how to reduce heating waste as much as possible.
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Our new Energy Efficiency Report reveals schools can save thousands of pounds on their energy bills by making simple, zero-cost changes
Energy Sparks has published a new report that highlights four changes schools can make to save thousands of pounds each year. Most of these changes come at no (or minimal) cost, and do not require any capital investment.
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How much can I save by upgrading to LEDs?
We often get asked by school leaders and estates teams how much they could save by upgrading their lighting to LEDs and if there’s a way to tell from their Energy Sparks account how much of their electricity use is down to lighting. Here, school energy expert and founder of Inspired Efficiency, Matt Fulford, shares…
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Green careers week – Nikki’s route to Energy Sparks
This is me, last month. I was cycling home from a school I visited for work along a cycle path that opened earlier this year. A path that was created by my former colleagues at my Local Authority. This was a good day. This week is Green Careers Week, so I thought I would write…
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40% Savings at Northampton Academy
The words here from David might not sound like the most inspirational of quotes but they’re music to my ears because these are things we say so often at Energy Sparks. One of the most useful things about seeing a school’s energy data in graphical form is finding out that energy use is high at…
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Why baseload matters – focus on summer holidays
Another summer holiday over, where did the time go?! We’ve been reminiscing about the holidays in our own way – by looking at energy consumption statistics! We’ve been comparing this summer with last summer (the energy use, not the weather). We know not all schools completely close down during the holidays, but even those that do open…
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How to find details about your school’s solar panels
If your school has solar panels installed, Energy Sparks will need to display the solar generation on your school’s account to ensure that we analyse your electricity usage correctly. Solar generation is the amount of energy produced by the panels.
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How to find your gas and electricity meter numbers
In order to set up your school on Energy Sparks, we need to be supplied with your school’s meter details. Energy Sparks uses your meter details as a unique reference number in order to identify your school’s energy data on our system. It can be difficult finding your school’s meter details if you do not…
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A guide to metering and how to find out what type of meter you have installed at your school
It can be confusing trying to figure out what type of meter you have installed at your school and whether it is able to share data with Energy Sparks, so this guide aims to explain this in more detail.
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