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February 13, 2026 In Community, Solar PV

The Local Power Plan is announced

Community energy, with local communities taking control of their own energy generation and sharing in the benefits of it, has always been close to our heart.

We built the very first community-funded solar project in the UK and have worked with other experts, councils, and community energy organisations ever since, to design and install rooftop mounted solar.

 

The Local Power Plan is published

The publication of the Government’s Local Power Plan this week, backed by £1 billion of funding, signals a historic investment in community energy in the UK. We welcome this positive, forward-looking commitment. As our Head of Solar, Ed Baughan says:

“The Local Power Plan is a really positive signal for the market. For years, community and locally-owned solar projects have had huge potential, but limited access to patient capital and structured support. If this funding is delivered well, it could unlock a new pipeline of rooftop and ground-mounted schemes that directly benefit local people and businesses”.

 

What will the Plan do? Key highlights 

  • The Local Power Plan is looking to support over 1,000 local and community energy generation projects, boosting shared community ownership in the growth of clean energy.
  • These projects will be a mixture of locations, size, and technologies.
  • Great British Energy has also stated it will work collaboratively with partners to provide financial investment, deliver capacity building and business support, and to remove project barriers. They’ll provide grants for feasibility and development of projects, loans for construction and community shared ownership, and targeted investment in specific local projects.
  • A Partnership Fund will also support collaboration between local authorities and community energy.

 

Plan details

More details of the funding and support available will be published in the GBE Product Portfolio in the Autumn and all the details currently available are here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-power-plan

 

A low-carbon future for all?

Great British Energy says their vision is “that by 2030, every community in the UK will have the opportunity to benefit from, and own, a local energy project”. Delivering clean energy and social value for communities across the UK is in our DNA, and this certainly aligns with our vision of a democratic, low carbon, all-electric future for all.

We look forward to the Autumn when more of the details are shared.

September 4, 2025 In Residential, Solar

How does Joju choose solar panels for your home?

Have you ever wondered how our Joju residential team choose which are the right solar panels for your home? 

There’s lots to consider, so we’ve brought in one of our home solar experts to explain all!

Dan is Joju Solar’s Head of Residential Sales, and there’s nothing he doesn’t know about designing a solar roof on a residential property.

Have a listen to Dan as he takes you through different roof types, Joju’s position on the brands we use, and whether there are any panels that have particularly impressed Dan recently.

For any questions, or a quote from our specialist team, head here to get in touch.

March 27, 2025 In Schools, Solar

Solar schools and Great British Energy’s first major project

Great British Energy has shared the news that it is investing £180m for solar to be installed on school rooftops and NHS buildings. As a team regularly installing solar on schools, and working closely with a number of NHS Trusts, Joju Solar enthusiastically welcomes this “first major project”.

 

The Great British Energy Plan

Great British Energy is owned by The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. As well as focusing on sustainability, the company aims to redirect millions of pounds to frontline services, targeting deprived areas. They forecast lifetime savings for schools and the NHS of up to £400m over 30 years.

In terms of timescales, the target is to install the first panels by the end of summer, to reduce the cost of energy bills. Schools and hospitals will also be able to sell surplus power back to the grid.

 

 

The current situation and potential savings

GB Energy suggests that currently, around one in five schools have solar panels installed.  The figure is fewer than one in ten for hospitals. Their estimates show that a typical school could save up to £25,000 a year if solar panels are installed alongside complementary tech, like battery storage. The potential average annual saving for NHS sites was shared as £45,000.

 

In their own words

Energy secretary Ed Miliband commented:

“Great British Energy’s first major project will be to help our vital public institutions save hundreds of millions on bills to reinvest on the frontline. Parents at the school gate and patients in hospitals will experience the difference Great British Energy can make. This is our clean energy superpower mission in action, with lower bills and energy security for our country.”

GB Energy chair, Jurgen Maier, said the project would be a testbed for future work, as the company looks to invest £8.3bn over the course of the current parliament.

In addition to the funding for schools and hospitals, local authorities and community energy groups will be supported with funds of almost £12m to help build local clean energy projects.

 

Joju Solar’s work with schools and the NHS

We’ve been helping to create solar schools for many years now and we’ve seen, first hand, the tangible difference it makes to communities.

From installing solar on 90 schools in Hampshire, to our ongoing, award-winning work with North Lincolnshire Council and North Lincolnshire Community Energy, it’s so rewarding supporting schools to reduce their energy bills, cut carbon, and inspire students.

As part of our installations, we’ve held workshops in schools and had lots of heart-warming discussion with young people, focusing on the green transition and the difference solar schools are making to their local communities. Students are always eager to share knowledge about creating a sustainable future, and we can’t wait to do more.

We’ve also been working with a number of NHS Trusts on different sustainability projects, and look forward to continuing and expanding our partnerships.

 

 

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