Great British Energy has announced that schools and hospitals across the UK are to benefit from £180m of rooftop solar investment.
The first project from Great British Energy, the UK government’s new state-owned energy company, will be £180m of investment to install rooftop solar panels on 200 schools and 200 hospitals in the UK.
This will help save hundreds of millions on energy bills, with savings reinvested back into schools and NHS sites, the government said in a statement.
“Right now, money that should be spent on your children’s education or your family’s healthcare is instead being wasted on sky-high energy bills,” said energy secretary Ed Miliband.
“Great British Energy’s first major project will be to help our vital public institutions save hundreds of millions on bills to reinvest on the frontline.”
The NHS is the single biggest public sector energy user, with an estimated annual energy bill of £1.4bn that has more than doubled since 2019.
With rooftop solar, the government estimates...