Energy saving projects

The Energy and Climate Change Team at Kent County Council is currently working on an energy efficiency toolkit for schools. We aim to provide guidance on how to effectively retrofit your school to drive down energy bills, lower energy consumption, create a warmer learning environment and reduce carbon emissions.

Further information and resources on energy efficiency for Kent schools can be found on the Greener Kent Schools Energy webinar: Greener Kent Schools Webinar 3 - Energy

For more information or support, please contact us at climate.change@kent.gov.uk

Are you an Academy School?

If you are an Academy School or Trust, then you can apply to receive the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) fund. Details for the next round of PSDS are likely to be announced in the summer. For more information visit Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme - GOV.UK.

You may wish to o commission a consultant to help you carry out a Heat Decarbonisation Plan so that your school is ready to apply for PSDS. Contact the team at climate.change@kent.gov.uk for more information.

Renewable energy

If your school is interested in exploring options to benefit from renewable energy, here are some organisations you can refer to:

Funding

External funding opportunities for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects will be shared here as and when they become available. Please refer back to this page regularly.

Presently, Kent County Council offers a loan scheme to assist schools in spreading the cost over more than one year of large one-off individual items of a capital nature that have a benefit to the school lasting more than one financial or academic year. This loan fund can be used to cover the capital costs energy efficiency and energy generation installations. Please refer to Scheme for Financing Schools, section 4.10 'Loan Scheme' for more details. For any enquiries regarding this, contact schoolsfinancialservices@theeducationpeople.org