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FE College Solar Resources Hub

Templates, checklists, frameworks, and tools for Sustainability Leads, Directors of Estates, and corporation boards delivering college solar projects.

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What's in the FE college solar resources hub?
10 free resources covering every stage of college solar delivery — from Salix bid templates and corporation board papers through to RACI matrices, year-1 checklists, EAUC Scorecard guides, and interactive payback calculator. Aligned to the AoC Climate Action Roadmap framework and the ESFA Post-16 Audit Code.
Templates
4 documents
Checklists
3 frameworks
Reference guides
3 deep-dives
Interactive tool
Payback calculator
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Salix Decarbonisation Loan bid template

Outline of the energy savings calculation, board paper, repayment model, and risk register required for a Salix bid. Aligned to Salix's published methodology and the ESFA Post-16 Audit Code.

14 pages · Sustainability Lead + Director of Finance
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Corporation board paper template

Six-section structure for the Climate Action Plan annual progress update — headline summary, CAP progress, project-by-project outcomes, financial position, risk register, year-ahead plan.

9 pages · Sustainability Lead
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AoC Climate Action Plan framework

8-section framework covering baseline emissions, quantitative reduction targets, lead interventions per year, funding strategy, governance, curriculum integration, reporting, and supply chain.

12 pages · Sustainability Committee
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RACI matrix — solar project delivery

Responsibility assignment matrix mapping every step of the 9-month delivery programme to Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed roles across the corporation, installer, DNO, and Salix.

6 pages · Project team
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Year-1 implementation checklist

Month-by-month checklist for the Sustainability Lead delivering the first year of a college solar programme — from board approval through to commissioning and AoC reporting.

8 pages · Sustainability Lead
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EAUC Sustainability Leadership Scorecard guide

Practical framework for completing the annual EAUC Scorecard return. What scores Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum across the five assessment categories.

10 pages · Sustainability Lead
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G99 DNO application timeline

Region-by-region guide to G99 grid connection — typical timelines, fees, clarification patterns, and management strategy across all 8 UK DNOs.

11 pages · Project team
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Funding route comparison matrix

Side-by-side comparison of Salix Decarbonisation Loan, PSDS Phase 4, FE Capital Transformation Fund, T-Level Capital, and MCA decarbonisation grants — eligibility, scoring, scale, NPV.

7 pages · Director of Finance
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Glossary — 52 FE college solar terms

A-Z reference covering solar PV technology, FE funding routes, governance, compliance, and curriculum integration terminology.

14 pages · Everyone
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Interactive payback calculator

JS-driven calculator modelling system size, capex, sunshine hours, self-consumption, tariff, SEG, Salix term — outputs annual generation, savings, payback, NPV, lifetime tCO2e.

Interactive · Sustainability Lead + Director of Finance
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How these resources fit our 6-step process

Each resource maps to a specific stage in our 6-step Salix-funded delivery process:

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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.

What we won't do: pass your details to installers without your permission, add you to marketing lists, or ring you out of the blue — we don't even ask for a phone number.

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.