From September, hundreds of public buildings across England will be able to join the £635m Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme recently presented by the government.
The funds will be used to install low-carbon heating such as heat pumps and energy efficiency measures including double glazing and loft insulation, which will aim to decrease soaring energy bills and improve the buildings' climate resilience amid more and more frequent extreme weather events, such as the heatwave that hit the UK earlier this summer.
The energy efficiency upgrades are expected to help public organisations and taxpayers save an average £650m a year on energy bills over the next 15 years, according to the Business Department (BEIS).
It is the second part of more than £1.4bn due to be allocated through the public sector decarbonisation scheme between 2022 and 2025.
“By helping even more public sector bodies ditch costly fossil fuels, we are taking an important step...