Picture Ysgol San Sior in Llandudno, Wales, a primary school and nursery which has solar panels on its roof and a data feed in the school hall showing how much energy they are producing (around 16,000KW per year – enough to light up the Eiffel Tower for a week). It also keeps bees and sells eggs commercially. While this scale of sustainable practice may seem beyond the reach of many small settings, ambitious programmes are definitely within the reach of those with the willpower to implement them. Crucially, they can still save providers money. For example, the Carbon Trust says changing lighting to energy-efficient LEDs and replacing an old boiler can shave 30 per cent off energy bills, with a typical payback of just three years.
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