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Batteries and Solar Power: Hospitals

Commons · Question 112081 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 17 Feb 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Clean energy upgrades for hospitals and military sites, published on 5 February 2026, whether any of the funding for new batteries an

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Answered by Martin McCluskey, 17 Feb 2026

Basildon Hospital was not one of the hospitals to receive funding for batteries or solar PV as part of the announcement on 5 February 2026. However, it did receive £246,460 of funding for LED lighting energy efficiency upgrades. As for other hospitals in ...