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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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Commercial Solar Across the UK

For MAT and maintained school solar see solar panels for schools.

For nursing and care home solar see solar panels for care homes.

For NHS trust solar see solar panels for hospitals.

For PCC and diocesan solar see solar panels for churches.

For the UK commercial solar hub visit commercial solar installation.

For UK business solar grants see solar panel grants for businesses.