# solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk > UK Further Education college solar PV specialists. Salix Decarbonisation Loan, PSDS Phase 4, AoC Climate Action Roadmap and FE Capital Transformation Fund delivery across 35+ named college groups. ## Overview solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk is a UK-specialist installer site focused on rooftop solar PV for Further Education colleges, sixth-form colleges, land-based colleges, university technical colleges and college groups across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Typical FE-college installations sit in the 50 kW to 1 MW range with payback windows of 4 to 9 years once Salix Decarbonisation Loan, PSDS Phase 4 or T-Level Capital funding is layered against the capex. The site is the only independent commercial-scale FE-college solar resource in the UK that maps the full funding stack (Salix + PSDS + AoC roadmap + FE Capital Transformation Fund + Mayoral Combined Authority grants) to the specific procurement, ONS-reclassification and EAUC-reporting constraints that govern post-16 FE estates. Content is written for principals, estates directors, finance directors, sustainability leads and bursars rather than residential homeowners — every page assumes commercial scale, MEES compliance and audit-grade documentation. Coverage runs across 30 UK cities, 35 named college groups, 25 named individual colleges, 7 funding-route deep dives, 7 named case studies and 20+ technical blogs on G99/DNO timelines, battery economics, BREEAM, district heat integration and ESFA post-16 audit code compliance. Quotes are free, MCS / NICEIC / RECC / TrustMark certified, and fixed-price feasibility studies are turned around within 7 working days from meter data. ## Key pages - [Homepage — Solar panels for colleges](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/): UK FE college solar specialists, funding routes overview, payback ranges - [Our process](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/our-process/): How a college solar project runs from feasibility to commissioning - [Cost of solar for colleges](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/cost/): Cost per kW, payback windows, capex by system size - [Payback calculator](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/payback-calculator/): Interactive payback model for FE college sites - [Grants and funding overview](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/grants-and-funding/): Full funding-stack map for FE colleges - [College groups directory](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/): 35 named UK college groups with site-level solar profiles - [Individual colleges directory](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/colleges/): 25 named UK colleges - [Case studies](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/case-studies/): 7 named FE college installations 75 kW to 1.6 MW - [Locations directory](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/locations/): 30 UK cities with local FE estate detail - [FAQs](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/faqs/): Common FE college solar questions - [Glossary](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/glossary/): FE-funding and solar terminology - [Resources](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/resources/): Downloadable guides and references - [News and updates](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/news/): Sector news for FE estates and sustainability leads - [About](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/about/): Who we are and why FE colleges only - [Contact](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/contact/): Direct contact for principals, estates and finance leads - [Get a quote](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/quote/): Fixed-price feasibility quote within 7 working days ## Funding routes - [Salix Decarbonisation Loan for colleges](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/salix-decarbonisation-loan-for-colleges/): 0% interest Salix loan mechanics, eligibility, payback rules for FE colleges - [PSDS Phase 4 for FE colleges](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/psds-phase-4-for-fe-colleges/): Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 4 application and award detail - [AoC Climate Action Roadmap](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/aoc-climate-action-roadmap/): How solar fits the Association of Colleges roadmap and EAUC reporting - [FE Capital Transformation Fund](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/fe-capital-transformation-fund/): FE CTF eligibility and how solar fits the estate-condition spend - [T-Level Capital and solar](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/t-level-capital-and-solar/): T-Level Capital funding rules and BREEAM Excellent workshop integration - [Mayoral Combined Authority college solar grants](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/mayoral-combined-authority-college-solar-grants/): Regional combined-authority funding routes for FE solar - [ONS reclassification of FE colleges](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/ons-reclassification-fe-colleges/): How the 2022 ONS reclassification affects college borrowing, capex and procurement choice ## Named colleges - [Activate Learning](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/activate-learning/) - [Belfast Metropolitan College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/belfast-metropolitan-college/) - [Bishop Burton College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/bishop-burton-college/) - [BMET — Birmingham Metropolitan College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/bmet-birmingham-metropolitan-college/) - [CAFRE](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/cafre/) - [Capital City College Group](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/capital-city-college-group/) - [Cardiff and Vale College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/cardiff-and-vale-college/) - [City of Bristol College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/city-of-bristol-college/) - [City of Glasgow College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/city-of-glasgow-college/) - [Coleg Cambria](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/coleg-cambria/) - [Coleg Gwent](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/coleg-gwent/) - [Derby College Group](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/derby-college-group/) - [DN Colleges Group](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/dn-colleges-group/) - [Edinburgh College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/edinburgh-college/) - [Education Partnership North East](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/education-partnership-north-east/) - [Gower College Swansea](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/gower-college-swansea/) - [Hartpury College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/hartpury-college/) - [Hull College Group](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/hull-college-group/) - [Leicester College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/leicester-college/) - [LTE Group](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/lte-group/) - [Luminate Education Group](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/luminate-education-group/) - [Myerscough College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/myerscough-college/) - [NCG — Newcastle College Group](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/ncg-newcastle-college-group/) - [New City College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/new-city-college/) - [Nottingham College](https://solarpanelsforcolleges.co.uk/college-groups/nottingham-college/)