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Introducing the Power Predictor anemometer

Have you ever sat back and wondered…

How much green energy YOU could generate at your school?
How much money YOU could save off your school energy bills?
How much this would reduce schools YOUR CO2 emissions?

The Power Predictor answers these questions simply, quickly and easily:

The Power Predictor assesses the suitability of your site for renewable energy, specifically solar and wind.
The Power Predictor allows you to cheaply and easily collect real life solar and wind data from your site.
The Power Predictor produces customised power reports for your site including carbon savings and annual energy generation estimates.
The Power Predictor tells you how much money you could save by installing the major wind turbines or solar panels on the market before you.

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School Trials

School Utilities are running trials on various UK schools, If you would like your school to be involved then fill in the details below and click send. Once we have received your information one of representatives will be in touch to assess suitability.

Exceptional demand for heating oil over the Christmas and New Year period and into January has allowed Watson Fuels to prove they are able to maintain the very high levels of service expected by schools and colleges across the UK. Despite incredibly harsh weather conditions, Watsons have been able to keep up with demand and have in many cases exceeded the expectations of their customers.

Another reason that Watson Fuels manages to keep in step with such unprecedented demand is that they have an extensive network of local depots across the UK. This mean that they are better positioned to make large numbers of localised deliveries to homes, schools and businesses. Local contact means that they can always keep the customers fully informed about the progress of their order.

Watson Fuels also offer an automatic top up service to schools, whereby they are able to take away some of the more difficult aspects of managing fuel stocks. If you would like to know more about this or any other services offered by Watson Fuels, please contact us at info@schoolutilities.co.uk or call us on 08444 128126.

Watsons have received a number of commendations from schools who have been very satisfied with their efforts and service through this very difficult period.

‘I would like to place on record my thanks to all your staff that have assisted in delivering my recent order, especially your driver. We would have run out of oil today but for your excellent service. Your staff assisted in ensuring that my load was “on” for today as yesterdays delivery had to be called off due to the snow. Real praise also has to go to your driver who, ensuring safety at all times, made it to us through difficult conditions - and was very helpful and cheerful. It at such times that service is paramount.
Again thanks to all your staff.’
Mr. P. – Bishops Stortford

With more harsh weather forecast and potential fuel shortages, the message is clear – get your orders in place now!

“Worldwide, computers are responsible for the same amount of carbon emissions as the aviation industry” Tom Watson, Cabinet Minister 2008.

Green ICT not only exists but is essential to reducing our carbon footprint and the effects of climate change. From simple ideas such as switching off your computer at night to minimising site visits by IT engineers, we can all make lots of small actions to create a larger impact. By using innovative managed service technologies, you can make your IT systems more streamlined and effective.

Managed services are a key part of Green ICT as they allow IT service providers to remotely monitor and manage your key business data. School Utilities provide online data backup and hosted Exchange through their strategic partnership with RISC Group, one of Europe’s leading providers of managed services.

These services alleviate the need for dedicated email and backup servers and procedures, meaning that you save both time and money whilst reducing electricity usage. They also reduce the amount of fuel used by engineers during onsite visits which are required to maintain dedicated hardware. By reducing both your own and the supply chain’s carbon footprint you can make a difference whilst utilising newer technologies.

Click on the links below for more information:

Hosted Telephone Systems
Hosted Mail Services(Microsoft Exchange)
Hosted Data Backup Services

Schools must cut back on heating, cleaning and equipment bills in order to save the Government £750 million, Ed Balls said yesterday.

The Schools Secretary wants heads to make the savings by installing “smart” meters that save energy and making more astute purchasing decisions on technology and textbooks.  Mr Balls urged schools to make the economies over the next three years to save the taxpayer three-quarters of a billion pounds.

But teachers’ leaders criticised the demands, saying that the amount has been exaggerated. They also questioned whether frontline services would be affected.

Schools will also be given free financial management advice and training in staff recruitment in order to shave thousands off their budgets. Earlier this year the National Audit Office said schools were sitting on £2.4 billion of rebuilding money. Its report blamed the Schools Department for being too optimistic about the progress of work.

The Schools Secretary has already set out his intention to make £2 billion in cuts to the schools budget — 5 per cent of the total — after 2011. He says schools should federate in order to make use of economies of scale by bulk buying.

Mr Balls challenged schools to have an “honest” debate about making the best use of resources amid pressures on the public purse. He also set out key areas for more effective investment alongside discussions and advice for schools to get the best value for money out of their budgets.

John Dunford, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said it was far from clear that more efficient purchasing would save enough to protect schools and other services from possible spending cuts in the future. It comes as Mr Balls confirms high-tech “smart” electricity meters are to be installed in up to 12,000 schools from January.

The Government believes that meters and other changes in using electricity could result in primary schools saving up to £700 a year and secondary schools more than £3,000 a year on fuel bills alone.

The £12 million scheme will be part of a campaign launched early next year to reduce demand for energy and change teachers and pupils’ behaviour using electricity in every school in England.

According to Mr Balls, the campaign will help reach a long-term ambition for all new school buildings to produce no carbon emissions from their day-to-day use.

The meters give “real-time” digital read outs on how much electricity a building is using second-by-second. It will mean that heads, teachers and support staff can see the immediate impact of high

It is with great pleasure that we announce NoWatt as a preferred supplier of School Utilities.

NoWatt, a privately owned Limited company, is pioneering the market in energy consumption information. They provide information at a level of detail never seen before, breaking down consumption by sector, appliance, function, and time (to the second).

Setup in 2005 they have 4 years exerience in implementing energy management systems into the school and education sector. On average they reduce consumption by between 10 - 25% based on recommendations fron their consultants.

To find out more about NoWatt click here