Green energy measures could save public sector £375m a year, Centrica estimates

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Study by energy giant suggests cost and energy savings across public sector that would result from installing solar panels, LED lighting, and low carbon heating measures would run to £5.6bn over 15 years

Hospitals, universities, and other UK public sector buildings could together unlock more than £375m in annual cost savings by adopting clean energy technologies such as solar panels and low carbon heating...

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