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Response by the Cabinet Member: Our officers in Strategic Property Team have contacted the Solar for Schools team and received the following feedback around the scheme. The funding provided is either through grant funding, or power purchase agreement – where the capital for the projects is funded through the solar for schools’ community benefit society and the school pays for the solar energy, they consume at a rate lower than the mains electricity rate. So, it is not a loan. This is just an agreement to use the solar energy from the panels installed on the school roof. The asset is the responsibility of the society, so the school doesn’t have any responsibility if it breaks etc. For the grant funding specifically in the area through the national grid – this is an exclusive grant only through solar for schools. It is a £2.7million commitment from the National Grid to put towards solar projects in their region. The criteria for this, is the school must have a higher free school meal percentage than 25%. The Solar for School manages the applications for any schools interested, but as you can imagine we have had a lot of interest so expect the monies to be used up relatively quickly. The Solar for Schools team would of course be happy to support as many of your schools as possible. Please see below list of those schools where over 25% of learners are in receipt of e-Free School Meals. To note they are listed alphabetically and Llangedwyn is included but that will close as of 31 August 2024. % of learners are in receipt of e-Free Schools meals Brynllywarch Hall School North Newtown Special 41.1% New School planned and solar Photo Voltaic panels are included within the project scope funded by Welsh Government Llangedwyn Primary School North Llanfyllin Primary 50.0% School is will close 31st August 2024 Maesyrhandir C.P. School North Newtown Primary 44.2% Eligible candidate school Priory C.I.W. School South Brecon Primary 28.4% Eligible candidate school St Mary`s R.C. (A) School North Newtown Primary 26.2% Eligible candidate school Welshpool CIW North Welshpool Primary 30.7% New school has existing solar Photo Voltaic panels Ysgol Calon Y Dderwen North Newtown Primary 32.5% New School planned and solar Photo Voltaic panels are included within the project scope funded by Welsh Government Ysgol Cedewain North Newtown Special 31.7% New school has existing solar Photo Voltaic panels Ysgol Penmaes South Brecon Special 39.4% Eligible candidate school The Strategic Property Team will submit application for the four eligible schools in the above table and consider the business case before agreeing to grant funding or a power purchase agreement.
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