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Cutting down electricity usage can help save costs for SA school - study reveals By The Conversation Jason Avron Samuels,Leslie van Rooi, MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Sara Grobbelaar Despite financial constraints, high costs and the best efforts of principals, electricity usage in South Africa’s schools remains largely unchecked, as schools focus on educational outcomes. The country’s 23,471 public schools use an estimated 3.5 TWh of energy a year. This is about a quarter of Koeberg nuclear power station’s production and it costs about R5 billion ($330 million). In a recent study...

Light in the darkness: how South African schools should cut their electricity costs By Jason Avron Samuels & Leslie van Rooi & MJ (Thinus) Booysen & Sara Grobbelaar - The Conversation LISTEN JAN 26, 2021 Using LED lights in schools can drastically reduce the rate of electricity usage and costs. - Source: Shutterstock Despite financial constraints, high costs and the best efforts of principals, electricity usage in South Africa's schools remains largely unchecked, as schools focus on educational outcomes. The country's 23,471 public schools use an estimated 3.5 TWh of energy a year . This i...