The Drax Foundation, started by the Drax Group which owns Drax power station in North Yorkshire, launched a three-year programme last year which aimed to help schools and community organisations become more energy efficient through £4.5m in donations. Donations through the programme’s first year to the energy education charity Energy Sparks and energy efficient lighting specialists Goodlight helped both to work with a total of 148 schools to reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions.
Kirk Sandall has so far saved £11,694 on its annual energy bills since the installation. Kathy Thompson, Executive Headteacher at Kirk Sandall Junior School, said: “It’s so important that businesses support their communities and this initiative by the Drax Foundation is a really great way to help us save money, especially at the moment when energy costs and prices in general are so high.