Phase 1 Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme

About this scheme

Phase 1 Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme was launched by Salix on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) in September 2020 as part of the Chancellor’s Plan for Jobs 2020 commitment to support the UK economic recovery from COVID 19.

The scheme provided £1bn of funding for capital energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation projects within the public sector non-domestic buildings. Projects were delivered from 2020 to 2022 and it is now closed to applications.

For more information on successful grant funding recipients, visit Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy).

Case Studies

Royal Northern College of Music

The Royal Northern College of Music used £6.4m to install a range of measures to reduce carbon emissions.

Salt Ayre Leisure Centre makes great strides in reducing its carbon footprint

Lancaster City Council received £6.8m to work towards creating a zero-carbon district by 2030.

Rescue service on the way to net zero thanks to grant

Avon Fire and Rescue Service has been able to introduce a range of carbon-cutting upgrades from heat pumps to Solar PV through public sector funding from Salix.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust was awarded £20m in loans and £8.6m in grant funding as part of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which has allowed building upgrades.

Classroom without children at school's out. The desks are in rows and you can read the names of the children on the front of the desks drawn in multicolour.

Saint Mary’s Catholic Primary School

Learn more about how Saint Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Swindon received £15,850 in funding as part of the Low Carbon Skills Fund.

Leeds City Council

Leeds invests in new green technology with £25.3m government grant.

South Tyneside Council

South Tyneside Council make use of flooded mines to provide heat to South Shields.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust aiming to become one of the first in the country to be net zero.

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Scheme benefits

£1bn grant funding for public sector bodies in the England.
Encouraged green investment, supporting the Government’s net-zero and clean growth goals.
Supported up to 30,000 jobs in the low carbon and energy efficiency sectors.

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