Great British Energy has continued its rollout of solar to cut energy bills for public services, including panels for 70 more NHS sites.
As part of an expanded scheme to fund solar panels for NHS sites, military sites and schools, 34 NHS trusts across England, including 10 already in programme, will receive funding from Great British Energy and government for new solar panels.
In total, the scheme will see around 260 NHS sites benefitting with an estimated energy bill savings over the panels’ lifetime up to £65 million for the trusts from this additional spend.
The scheme covers more than a third of NHS trusts in England, helping them to power through homegrown energy, and sell leftover energy back to the grid.
At the present time, the NHS is the single biggest public sector energy user, with an estimated annual energy bill of around £1.34 billion, that has almost doubled since 2019.
The rollout could save energy bill for the NHS of up to £325 million across the lifetime of the scheme, with the average NHS site estimated to save around £35,000 a year in energy bills.
Earlier this month, the UK Government confirmed total funding for the solar scheme had increased to up to £255 million, allowing Great British Energy to support around 260 NHS sites, around 250 schools, and around15 military sites.
As part of the expanded scheme, 34 NHS trusts will receive a share of up to £30 million.
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