Great British Energy NHS Solar: Rounds, Trusts and What Is Open
Great British Energy has funded rooftop solar and battery storage on NHS sites in two awarded rounds and ran a third application window that has closed. This page tracks each round, lists the trusts the government has published, and shows where the programme stands. Last verified 31 October 2026.
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Is Great British Energy still funding NHS solar?
It has funded NHS solar in two awarded rounds and ran a third application window that has now closed. We could not find an open window on 31 October 2026, and no list of 2026/27 awards has been published that we could find. The route is run with NHS England and is for NHS trusts in England; the background is the NHS net zero targets, covered in the NHS net zero explainer. PSDS, the older public-sector scheme, is closed to new applications; see the funding page for how the routes compare.
The rounds at a glance
Every figure below comes from the page named in the last column, read on 31 October 2026. Government and trade sources count sites differently (about 260 in some releases, over 270 in another), so each row quotes one named source and the two official trust lists are added up separately underneath.
| Round | Announced | Money | Trusts and sites | Delivery | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 21 March 2025 | £100 million for NHS trusts | 78 trusts and 194 sites in the official list; NHS England counts 132 projects | Deliverable within 2025/26 | gov.uk, 21 March 2025; NHS England |
| Extension | 1 October 2025 (trust table published 24 October 2025) | Scheme up to £255 million across NHS, schools and military; NHS trusts share up to £30 million (table totals £27,564,000) | 34 trusts and 74 sites, 10 of which are also in round 1 | Not stated on the release | gov.uk, 1 October 2025; gov.uk, 24 October 2025 |
| 2026/27 | Reported with the programme's first anniversary, 15 May 2026 | £25 million | About 40 further sites, over 300 in total (trade press) | Window closed at 9am on 22 June 2026; projects finished by 31 March 2027 | HEFMA; written parliamentary answer of 8 June 2026 (mirror) |
The two published lists add up to 268 site entries and £127,553,000 across 103 distinct trusts (10 trusts appear in both rounds). That is this site's arithmetic on the two lists, not a government total.
What a funded project is
The programme funds solar panels and battery storage on NHS sites (NHS England). The first sites were fitted in 2025: gov.uk, 26 September 2025 reports the first five NHS sites at Leicestershire Partnership, North East Ambulance Service, Norfolk and Suffolk, South Central Ambulance Service and East of England Ambulance Service trusts. We do not describe individual projects beyond what the official pages say.
Which trusts were funded
Round 1 (the official list of hospitals (CSV) published by government): 78 trusts, 194 sites, £99,989,000. The five largest awards were Chesterfield Royal Hospital (£6,581,000), Frimley Health (£6,137,000), Hull University Teaching Hospitals (£6,063,000), Mid and South Essex (£3,953,000), Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare (£3,077,000). The extension (trust table on gov.uk, 24 October 2025): 34 trusts, 74 sites, £27,564,000. The five largest were Liverpool University Hospitals (£4,173,000), Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (£2,220,000), East Kent Hospitals University (£2,200,000), Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (£1,842,000), University Hospitals Dorset (£1,752,000). Both tables are reproduced below, sorted by trust name, so you can check whether a trust appears; the government pages are the authoritative record.
Round 1: 78 trusts, 194 sites (open the list)
| Trust | Sites | Funding to trust |
|---|---|---|
| Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £1,440,000 |
| Barts Health NHS Trust | 1 | £274,000 |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £335,000 |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £1,451,000 |
| Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £160,000 |
| Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 4 | £300,000 |
| Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £373,000 |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £6,581,000 |
| Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 11 | £2,171,000 |
| Devon Partnership NHS Trust | 7 | £3,027,000 |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £55,000 |
| Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | 6 | £928,000 |
| East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | 1 | £2,171,000 |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2 | £1,980,000 |
| East London NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £1,126,000 |
| East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 1 | £109,000 |
| Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £833,000 |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £6,137,000 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 9 | £3,077,000 |
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £714,000 |
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £1,413,000 |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2 | £6,063,000 |
| Isle of Wight NHS Trust | 1 | £72,000 |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £713,000 |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £258,000 |
| Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £1,734,000 |
| Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | 10 | £1,686,000 |
| Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | 1 | £118,000 |
| Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | 3 | £2,700,000 |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £124,000 |
| Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £196,000 |
| London Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 10 | £2,498,000 |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £2,076,000 |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 3 | £851,000 |
| Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £1,740,000 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £3,953,000 |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £33,000 |
| Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust | 1 | £2,748,000 |
| Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £58,000 |
| North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £26,000 |
| North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 11 | £412,000 |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £2,398,000 |
| Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £343,000 |
| Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £600,000 |
| Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust | 1 | £1,155,000 |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £2,541,000 |
| Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £879,000 |
| Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £295,000 |
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | 1 | £404,000 |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £1,130,000 |
| Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust | 1 | £22,000 |
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £254,000 |
| South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 4 | £1,193,000 |
| South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £725,000 |
| South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust | 1 | £296,000 |
| South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £1,952,000 |
| South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 5 | £141,000 |
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £468,000 |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 1 | £1,615,000 |
| Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £137,000 |
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £537,000 |
| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £1,214,000 |
| The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £730,000 |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £318,000 |
| The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £243,000 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £673,000 |
| The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £2,407,000 |
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 1 | £445,000 |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £1,369,000 |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £1,898,000 |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £2,661,000 |
| University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | 1 | £549,000 |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £2,590,000 |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £420,000 |
| Whittington Health NHS Trust | 5 | £417,000 |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £656,000 |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust | 10 | £2,148,000 |
| Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 5 | £1,452,000 |
| Total: 78 trusts | 194 | £99,989,000 |
Extension: 34 trusts, 74 sites (open the list)
| Trust | Sites | Funding to trust |
|---|---|---|
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | 1 | £1,075,000 |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £147,000 |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £1,189,000 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £681,000 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £240,000 |
| Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust | 1 | £330,000 |
| Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | 6 | £769,000 |
| Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £1,842,000 |
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £2,200,000 |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 6 | £667,000 |
| Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £668,000 |
| Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £119,000 |
| Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | 4 | £456,000 |
| Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £414,000 |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £4,173,000 |
| Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust | 7 | £1,200,000 |
| Portsmouth Hospitals University National Health Service Trust | 2 | £1,737,000 |
| Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £407,000 |
| Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £366,000 |
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | 1 | £177,000 |
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £530,000 |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £485,000 |
| South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £142,000 |
| South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust | 1 | £210,000 |
| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 5 | £2,220,000 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £59,000 |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £218,000 |
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 1 | £445,000 |
| The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £590,000 |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust | 5 | £1,752,000 |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 1 | £306,000 |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 1 | £750,000 |
| West London NHS Trust | 2 | £37,000 |
| York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £963,000 |
| Total: 34 trusts | 74 | £27,564,000 |
How a trust finds out where it stands, and when the next window is
Ask your regional Greener NHS regional teams lead. Five questions are worth putting to them:
- Is our trust in an awarded round, and which sites?
- When does the next application window open, and what delivery date will it set?
- Is battery storage funded alongside solar, and on what terms?
- How are multi-site projects, PFI sites and leased premises treated?
- What did successful applicants have ready?
Who is outside the programme
NHS England ran the 2026/27 process for eligible NHS trusts (HEFMA), so private hospitals and private dental and medical practices are not covered; their routes are capital allowances, finance or a power purchase agreement, covered on the private hospitals page. Whether primary care estates such as GP surgeries held by NHS Property Services, a LIFT company or an ICB can apply is not established; see the GP surgeries page. NHS Scotland, NHS Wales and Health and Social Care Northern Ireland have separate arrangements that this site does not cover.
What to have ready for the next window
Windows have been short and delivery dates hard (2025/26 for round 1; 31 March 2027 for 2026/27). The preparation does not change: twelve months of half-hourly electricity data, roof drawings and a roof and services survey (see the roof survey guide), a costed feasibility (see costs), the trust's Green Plan wording, and a named procurement route (see the procurement guide). The comparison with PSDS explains how the two schemes differ, and the NHS trusts page covers the governance a Board paper needs.
Sources and when they were last read
Last verified 31 October 2026. Cite as: SolarPanelsForHospitals.co.uk, Great British Energy NHS solar tracker, last verified 31 October 2026.
- gov.uk, 21 March 2025: £100 million for nearly 200 NHS sites in England; links the official list of hospitals (CSV, 78 trusts).
- NHS England (21 March 2025): 132 projects at 78 trusts, around 200 sites, solar and battery storage, deliverable in 2025/26.
- gov.uk, 1 October 2025: expansion, scheme up to £255 million across NHS, schools and military.
- gov.uk, 24 October 2025: 34 trusts, 74 sites, trust-by-trust table.
- gov.uk, 26 September 2025: first five NHS sites fitted.
- HEFMA and the written parliamentary answer of 8 June 2026 (mirror): £25 million for 2026/27, deadline 22 June, projects finished by 31 March 2027. The parliament.uk page returned an error on 20 October, so the mirror is cited.
Not established: a published list of 2026/27 awards, whether primary care estates are eligible, and the date of any further window.
Questions about Great British Energy NHS solar
Is Great British Energy still funding NHS solar?
It has funded two awarded rounds (March 2025 and the October 2025 extension) and ran a 2026/27 window that closed on 22 June 2026. We could not find an open window or a list of 2026/27 awards on 31 October 2026.
Can a GP surgery or dental practice apply?
Not established. NHS England's 2026/27 process was for eligible NHS trusts. A GP surgery or health centre held by an ICB, NHS Property Services or a LIFT company should ask its regional Greener NHS team; a privately owned practice uses capital allowances, finance or a power purchase agreement.
Where is the list of funded trusts?
The government published an official list of hospitals for round 1 (a CSV with 78 trusts) and a trust-by-trust table for the October 2025 extension (34 trusts). Both are reproduced on this page and linked to their sources.