UK FE College Group Portfolio Solar Programmes

25 named UK FE college groups. Multi-campus portfolio solar programmes funded via single Salix Decarbonisation Loan bids, PSDS Phase 4 capital grants, and Mayoral Combined Authority decarbonisation pots.

The UK FE sector includes 21 group corporations operating 3-15 campuses each, plus a further 4 specialist land-based colleges with multi-site or large-estate provision. At portfolio scale the unit economics of solar improve dramatically — £700-£850/kW installed versus £900-£1,100/kW for single-site work — and a single Salix Decarbonisation Loan application can cover the entire portfolio.

Below: individual portfolio solar opportunity assessments for the largest 25 UK FE college groups and specialist land-based providers.

NCG (Newcastle College Group)

Multi-region (6 campuses)

LTE Group (The Manchester College)

Greater Manchester

Capital City College Group

Central and North London

Activate Learning

Thames Valley, South East

Luminate Education Group

West Yorkshire

New City College

East London and Essex

South Thames Colleges Group

South London

United Colleges Group

Central and West London

BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)

West Midlands

City of Bristol College

Bristol and West of England

SGS College (S Glos and Stroud)

South West England

Nottingham College

East Midlands

Derby College Group

East Midlands

Leicester College

East Midlands

Hull College Group

Yorkshire and Humber

The Sheffield College

South Yorkshire

Cardiff and Vale College

South Wales

Education Partnership North East

North East England

DN Colleges Group

South Yorks and N Lincs

Warwickshire College Group (WCG)

West Midlands

Reaseheath College

Cheshire (land-based)

Myerscough College

Lancashire (land-based, multi-site)

Hartpury College and University

Gloucestershire (land-based)

Bishop Burton College

East Riding and Lincoln (land-based)

Sparsholt College

Hampshire (land-based)

Get your college funding & feasibility summary

Tell us about your institution and we'll email a governor-ready funding & feasibility summary: which routes actually apply to you (Salix, PSDS, Great British Energy, mayoral and combined-authority schemes), an indicative system size and capex band worked from your electricity spend, and any red-flag eligibility issues. A desk exercise from what you send — no site visit needed to start.

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Why we ask what we ask: your spend and postcode set the indicative system size, capex band and which regional schemes you can access — without them the summary would be generic. Reviewed by SEO Dons Editorial. We are an independent advisory, not an installer.