6 February 2026
The government has announced that eighty-two NHS trusts, eight military sites and one prison will receive a share of £74 million to adopt clean energy technologies and improve their energy efficiency.
We have been allocated over £600,000, which will be used to install LED lighting at Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough, helping to reduce expenditure and create savings that can be reinvested into frontline services. This is in addition to £69,000 for building management system (BMS) upgrades for Lanchester Road Hospital, Chester le Street Health Centre and Goodall Centre – all based in County Durham.
More than £9 million will be delivered in partnership with Great British Energy (GBE) for batteries and solar panels, building on the publicly owned energy company’s £255 million investment in solar power for hospitals, schools and military sites last year.
Minister for Energy Consumers Martin McCluskey said: “More money will go straight to frontline services as hospitals, prisons and military sites benefit from cheaper bills and cutting-edge green technology.
“This is our clean power mission in action – cutting bills, investing in public services and providing energy security for our country.”
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: “With lower bills for hospitals, better value for money, and a cleaner, more efficient NHS, everybody wins.
“Every penny of these savings will be redirected straight back into frontline care and delivering an NHS patients, staff and the whole country can be proud of again.
“This investment will help us build an NHS fit for the future.”
