Tag: Great British Energy

Great British Energy and UK community energy representative bodies – joint statement on the Local Power Plan

Stuart Mitchell

The recent publication of the Local Power Plan (LPP) is a landmark moment for community energy across the UK. With £1 billion of funding, this marks the largest public investment in community energy in British history. It is a decisive step toward placing real power, decision‑making and long‑term economic benefit directly in the hands of communities themselves. This Plan creates an unprecedented opportunity for neighbourhoods and villages to own, shape and benefit from the clean energy transition. The Plan commits that Great British Energy will directly support at least 1,000…

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Great British Energy to extend solar scheme to military sites

Stuart Mitchell

Communities across the country will benefit from extra investment in vital public services as more funding is confirmed for Great British Energy solar panels. Multiple military sites, around 50 more schools and over 70 further NHS sites will save money on their energy bills thanks to up to £75 million in funding from Great British Energy. Hospitals and schools across England are already cutting their energy bills thanks to a £180 million investment from Great British Energy and government announced in March. In total the expanded scheme will be worth…

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Great British Energy to cut energy bills for community facilities

Stuart Mitchell

Libraries, fire stations and care homes in local communities will benefit from cheaper energy bills as Great British Energy delivers on the government’s clean energy superpower mission to make working people and their communities better off.  Great British Energy, the government’s publicly-owned clean energy company, has awarded mayoral authorities a share of £10 million in grant funding to roll out clean energy projects at the centre of communities – including rooftop solar on Merseyside care homes and on leisure centres and libraries in Yorkshire.   These grants will mean that the…

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Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools

Stuart Mitchell

Hundreds of schools, NHS trusts and communities across the UK will benefit from new rooftop solar power and renewable schemes to save money on their energy bills, thanks to a total £200 million investment from the UK government and Great British Energy. In another step forward for the government’s Plan for Change, the Energy Secretary has recently announced the first major project for Great British Energy – a company owned by the British people, for the British people. It will immediately begin working with schools, the NHS, and devolved governments…

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