School Energy Audit
Name: ________________________________ Grade:______________________________________
Room or Office:_____________________ ______Date:______________________________________
The Energy Audit will help you find out how efficiently your school is using energy and help you measure
the impacts of your actions on saving energy.
1. When you came to the room were the lights on or off?
____ ON
____ OFF
Who turns off the lights in the room?
2. Is there a sign that reminds you to turn off the lights?
___ YES
3. Were there people in the room?
____ YES
____ NO
____ NO
4. Is it a sunny day or a cloudy day?
____ SUNNY
____ CLOUDY
5. How many of these different types of light bulbs are found in the room?
#______
#______
#_______
6. How many computers/printers/equipment are turned off at the end of the day? ____________
Who turns them off? ___________________
Students should not turn off computers and equipment themselves. There may
be reasons why they are left on or data that could be lost by switching them off.
7. How many phone chargers, tv’s or other equipment are plugged in when not in use (called “phantom
loads” – because the equipment uses energy even when turned off – things with red lights).
#_________
8. How many mini-fridges are in the room? ____ Large fridges? _____
9. How many windows are in the room?
There are _________
windows in the room.
How many of the windows have cracks in them? ________________
Do all the windows close all the way? ___ YES ___NO How many windows don’t close? __
10. Is there a thermostat in the room? ____YES ____NO
If yes, at what temperature is it set?
Ask your teacher if it’s possible to change the temperature of the thermostat.
11. Look for the heating vents in the room. Are they being blocked by anything?
__ Yes __ No
12. Is there a solar panel outside? If yes, what is it used for? Do you know if other solar panels will be
installed at your school (ask your teacher or principal)?
____YES
_____NO
13. Please share ONE IDEA you have for how the school can save more electricity.
14. Information on lighting audit/energy calculator for lights (electricity):
(Tips: most classrooms at BCSC are using T8’s which are 32 watts each; Mt. Healthy is using only T12s
which are 40 watts (4ft.) or 96 watts (8ft.); Southside has about half T8s and half T12s.)
A. Figure the watts of the light bulbs multiplied by the number of light bulbs divided by 1000 to get
the kilowatt hour (32x34/1000=1.088)
B.
Figure the number of hours the lights on each day multiplied by the number of days per year they
are used (8 hours x 180 days=1440 hours a year)
C. Multiply A x B=Kilowatt hours per year( 1.088 x 1440=1,567)
D. Multiply the kilowatt hours by cost of electricity (1,567 x .10=$156.67) which is the cost per year to
run those light bulbs. Write this on the first line of the light switch card.
E. Input data into CumminsEnergyCalculator (from Mrs. Geckler) to get the Carbon Footprint per year
in either pounds per year or metric tons per year. Write this number on the second line of card.