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solar PVs an estate or wider trust installs, the greater the ROI. Take a 468kWP project – this installation would have an ROI of 67.17% and would take less than two years to pay for itself. Promisingly, monetary incentives and
interventions are being made by UK government to encourage the healthcare sector to adopt solar PV. Great British Energy (GBE) has continued its rollout of solar to cut energy bills for public services, including panels for 70 more NHS sites in 2025. As part of an expanded scheme to fund solar panels for NHS sites, military sites and schools, 34 NHS trusts across England, including 10 already in the programme, will receive funding from GBE for solar panels.
Health estate managers can realise significant financial, operational and environment benefits by opting to expand their solar portfolios. This is a sector where understanding and intent are maturing quickly among managers – roof- mounted solar is the standard for many estates, the next step for these estates is to invest in solar carports, electric vehicle charging, and ground-mount arrays to cut costs and carbon. Every quarter that passes without action is a quarter spent over-paying for energy, over-emitting carbon and under-delivering against future regulation. The legislative, financial and technical stars are already aligned; what remains is execution. Healthcare estates that choose solar today will set the pace for the sector – cutting avoidable spend, securing supply, and hard-wiring compliance years ahead of schedule. The organisations that act will become the industry leading reference points for everyone else.
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Estates could invest in solar carports, electric vehicle charging, and ground-mount arrays to cut costs and carbon.
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