£1,000,000,000 of free grant financing from the UK Government NOW AVAILABLE for public sector organisations
Applications close on 11 January 2021 Find out morePublic Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
The Grant Scheme will offer £1bn of grant funding which aligns with BEIS’ new mission and priorities: fighting coronavirus, backing business, unleashing innovation and tackling climate change. The scheme will also encourage green investment, supporting the Government’s net zero and clean growth goals.
The scheme will be available for capital energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation projects within public sector non-domestic buildings, including central government departments and non-departmental public bodies in England only, and will deliver the following objectives:
Deliver stimulus to the energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation sectors, supporting jobs.
Deliver significant carbon savings within the public sector.
The scheme allows public sector bodies (PSBs) including eligible central government departments and their non-departmental public bodies in England only to apply for a grant to finance up to 100% of the costs of capital energy-saving projects that meet the scheme criteria.
What Can I Apply For?
Free Energy Audit & Carbon Reduction Plan
This is a 20-30 page analysis on how you can transform your buildings, showing:
1) What your carbon footprint is now
2) What you could do to reduce your footprint
3) Where you are Wasting Energy & what you can do to lower your energy costs (saving money and carbon)
4) How good your insulation is in your buildings and how efficient your boilers, lights and heating systems are
Free Energy Efficient Heating
Most gas and oil boilers have an efficiency of 90% or more but using an energy-efficient heat pump this figure shoots up to an efficiency of over 280%.
This will save many tonnes of CO2 per year and be much cheaper to run than gas or oil.
Free LED lighting
We can provide new LED lights for your buildings on either a fully installed or supply only basis.
LED lights are cheaper to run, last longer and provide other benefits such as a better working environment and fewer headaches.
Free Solar Panels
Solar panels provide free energy from the sun, reducing your electricity bill each month.
Generally installed on a south-facing roof, once fitted they continue to work for over 20 years and any energy you generate but don’t use can be sold back to the grid at a profit.
Key Dates
Application | Deadline for applications |
All eligible bodies. | 23:59 Monday 11 January 2021 |
Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund
This fund will provide money to public sector bodies (including schools, academies and MATs) to get in specialist support and advice on how to make their buildings more energy efficient, and decarbonise all aspects including their heating. In essence this can pay for audits and for a holistic decarbonisation plan to be developed.
This should be of interest to Estates Directors and the like who could put in a simple application for funding to have all of their estate audited and an energy reduction plan put in place. This can be applied for by any public sector body including individual schools, academies and MATs.
There are two funding deadlines which are 30th October (now passed) and 4th December so you would need to act quickly to obtain this funding.
Pre-Application Meeting
Request a callback to arrange a 20-minute grant pre-application meeting over Zoom or MS Teams.
We can check your eligibility, explain what you can claim for, explain the funding process and answer any questions you may have.
This is a time sensitive project. All funding requests must be submitted before January 11th, 2021.
Make sure you don’t miss out.
What’s in my Decarbonization Plan?
- Thermographic scan: The insulation levels throughout your site
- Heat pumps: The suitability of using heat pumps to reduce your carbon footprint and significantly reduce your heating costs
- LED Lighting: Suitability for installing more LED lighting throughout your premise
- Solar panels: Whether you could benefit from Solar Panels and the costs/efficiency of those
- Baseload analysis: Exploration of what you leave on overnight (we measure this)
- ESOS Quality Energy Audit: A full site audit highlighting areas where you have energy saving opportunities
What you can get 100% funding for
Insulation Check

We use an infrared camera to analyse whether your insulation is at optimum levels or not
Heat Pumps
We analyse your boiler(s) to see whether we can save you money and carbon by upgrading it to the latest equipment
Solar Panels

Free electricity from the sun. 20kW, 50kW or 100kW systems fitted on any suitable south-facing roof.
LED Lighting

Lower electricity bills, better quality light and an improved working environment.
Smart Meter Data Analysis

If you don’t have smart meters, let’s fit one for you and if you do, let’s analyse the data to see whether things are being left on at night
Wasted Energy
Having performed over 2,500 commercial energy audits and working to BS:EN16247 standard, we show you where you can save energy throughout your site
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you supply and install free heat pumps, LED lighting, solar etc?
Is the Energy Audit and Carbon Reduction Plan really free?
Are upgrades such as solar and heat pumps free?
What's the catch?
How much can I apply for?
You offer energy audits and equipment upgrades ... can I get both?
We're a registered charity. Is the grant fund available to me?
We're not a Public Sector Body. Can we apply?
How does Enistic make money from this?
Pre-Application Meeting
We can check your eligibility, explain what you can claim for, explain the funding process and answer any questions you may have.
Make sure you don’t miss out.