- Category
- Multi-site FE group corporation
- Location
- Bromley + Bexley + Greenwich + Orpington, South-East London
- DNO
- NPg (Newcastle, Carlisle), UKPN (Lewisham, Southwark), ENW (Trafford), NGED (Kidderminster), SPM (West Lancashire)
- Est. PV capacity
- 1.2-1.4 MW
About London South East Colleges (Bromley + Bexley + Greenwich + Orpington)
London South East Colleges operates as a multi-site group corporation across South-East London. Single corporation board enables portfolio Salix bid; GLA + multiple borough councils provide additional funding routes.
The estate at London South East
4-campus multi-site portfolio: Bromley + Bexley + Greenwich + Orpington. Combined ~14,000 sqm building footprint.
From a solar PV perspective this delivers 1.2-1.4 MW across the multi-campus portfolio. With 340 kW of daytime baseload typical, self-consumption stays around 67% — strong for the sector. The DNO for London South East is NPg (Newcastle, Carlisle), UKPN (Lewisham, Southwark), ENW (Trafford), NGED (Kidderminster), SPM (West Lancashire).
Curriculum integration
T-Level Construction, Engineering, Digital, Health, Hospitality, Education. Portfolio approach enables single Salix bid + consolidated procurement.
Funding stack for London South East
Single portfolio Salix Decarbonisation Loan + GLA decarbonisation + per-borough council climate funds + PSDS Phase 4 bundled across largest 2-3 campuses. Estimated portfolio capex £1.05m-£1.30m.
Detailed funding-route deep-dives:
- Salix Decarbonisation Loan — Salix has no scheme open for England (checked 20 October 2026); Scottish and Welsh loans are open
- PSDS Phase 4 capital grant — Phase 4 closed to new applications in November 2024; no further phase announced
- FE Capital Transformation Fund — embedded sustainability in major refurb
- MCA decarbonisation grants — devolved regional funding
- AoC Climate Action Roadmap — board-approved Climate Action Plan compliance pathway
- ONS reclassification — what it changed for FE colleges — the November 2022 reclassification of FE colleges into central government
- Solar payback calculator for London South East Colleges (Bromley + Bexley + Greenwich + Orpington) colleges — model the specific London South East Colleges (Bromley + Bexley + Greenwich + Orpington) scenario
Estimated economics (illustrative model)
For a 1300 kW programme at London South East, modelled economics assuming standard portfolio-scale unit cost (£800/kW installed at this scale):
- Capital cost: approximately £1,040,000
- Annual generation: approximately 1,316,198 kWh
- Annual energy savings: approximately £255,210 (at typical FE blended tariff)
- Modelled simple payback (illustrative, before any funding): approximately 4.1 years
- 25-year nominal net benefit (before degradation and inflation): approximately £5,340,250
These are scoping figures — a precise feasibility report requires 12 months of London South East's half-hourly meter data. See our interactive payback calculator to adjust the assumptions for your specific scenario.