The government has allocated more than £630 million to public buildings to upgrade their energy, through implementing measures such as heat pumps, solar panels, insulation and double glazing. This funding will mean that community buildings, like council buildings and hospitals, will be able to make energy saving upgrades, which will contribute an estimated £650 million in savings for taxpayers per year on average over the next 12 years.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has been awarded over £30 million to install heat pumps at Queens Park Leisure Centre, Birkenhead Central Library and Chase Heys Home for the Elderly, while Worcester City Council will receive £90,000 to upgrade the King George V Community Centre, which is used for employability training and youth activities, with new heat pumps, solar panels and double glazing.

Minister for energy consumers Miatta Fahnbulleh said: "Today we are providing even more support for Britain's buildings--from schools to museums and galleries--helping to rebuild vital public services as part of the Plan for Change.

"This investment will see local communities benefit from our sprint to clean power, with warm public buildings, run more affordably." 

Other projects will be installed in universities and hospitals, such as the University of York, which has received £35 million to capture energy from underground to help deliver low-carbon heat to buildings on campus.

This follows Great British Energy's first major project to put solar panels on around 200 schools and 200 NHS sites, helping them to reinvest savings on their energy bills in teaching and healthcare.