GB Energy confirms first NHS Trusts to benefit from £180m solar funding

Stuart Stone
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Government reveals hospitals, ambulance hubs, and primary schools to benefit from latest wave of clean energy investment

A number of NHS sites and primary schools across the UK are to save an estimated £3.8m on their energy bills, after installing solar panels funded by Great British Energy. The Department for Energy...

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