Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme - Open to Applications

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Salix opens Application Portal for Phase 3c Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme

Applications are now being accepted for Phase 3c of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.

The Application Portal re-opened at 2pm today, Tuesday, 7th November, 2023.

Phase 3 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme was launched by Salix on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in 2021. It provides grants to public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures. 

The Application Portal will close at 2pm on Friday 10th November 2023. 

Overall, the scheme helps reduce fossil fuel emissions as well as making public buildings more comfortable and cheaper to warm.

For those wishing to apply, please ensure you have registered an account with Salix and have read the PSDS Phase 3c Guidance.

For the Application Portal - you must be registered with an account and be able to log in before you can access this.

Phase 3c has up to £230 million available for the 2024/25 financial year as well as a broadly balanced amount for the 2025/26 financial year that will be confirmed this autumn.

It means more schools, hospitals and other public sector buildings will be able to reduce energy use, save on bills, and cut carbon emissions through the latest round of funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.

It will support the installation of low-carbon heating, such as heat pumps, install renewable energy like solar panels, and carry out energy efficiency measures including insulation and low-energy lighting.

The latest round of funding coincides with the three-year anniversary of the scheme, which has so far allocated more than £2 billion so far to almost a thousand projects across England.

The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme aims to support the government’s commitment to reduce emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037, compared to 2017 levels, as first set out in the 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy.

Fact file:

  • More schools, hospitals and public buildings to cut carbon emissions, lower energy use and save on bills.
  • Phase 3c has up to £230 million available for the 2024/25 financial year as well as a broadly balanced amount for the 2025/26 financial year that will be confirmed this autumn.
  • Grants will allow schools, hospitals and other public buildings to install low-carbon heating and energy efficiency measures.