Bright sparks at Richmond Park School
Bright sparks at Richmond Park School in Carmarthen are looking at ways to reduce electricity. The Year 6 pupils have been put in charge of the school’s energy bills in a bid to cut down on use and save money. It comes after 18 solar panels were recently installed by Carmarthenshire County Council in the Priory Street school. The move is expected to slash increasing bills with laptops and white boards feeding off the natural resource. It’s Energy Saving Week from 22-27 October, and this will help pupils to find other ways to save. The project is supported by the Carmarthenshire Energy Trust (CET) and Carmarthenshire Community Challenge campaign. CET chairman Neil Lewis said: “The large photo voltaic array on the school produces energy that can be monitored by the children. “They can compare this electricity produced with energy used. They can learn energy efficiency ideas that can also be crucial skills going forward. Like other schools in Carmarthenshire it’s challenged by ever increa...