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WGES ensures that public sector organisations in Wales are leading the charge on the journey to net zero by providing grant funding through a number of schemes to help reduce the cost of energy efficiency projects. This record level of investment was announced in the , with WGES providing grant funding to support 233 projects across 45 organisations, including local authorities, health boards, universities, fire services and national cultural institutions.Projects include the installation of air source heat pumps, electric fleet vehicles and charging points, rooftop solar panels and energy efficient lighting. The investment represents a step-change in Wales clean energy ambitions and will deliver substantial environmental benefits, reducing carbon emissions by an estimated 28,487 tonnes of CO2e - equivalent to the annual carbon footprint of approximately 10,000 UK homes. Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, recently visited Ysgol Brynhyfryd in Denbighshire. The school received more than PS185,000 in grant funding through the Welsh Governments Low Carbon Heat Grant in 2023 to install heat pumps and solar panels, saving the school an estimated 28 tonnes of carbon emissions annually. The Deputy First Minister said:Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, Jayne Bryant, said:
