Every Church of England diocese now operates a Net Zero plan running to the 2030 General Synod commitment. The five dioceses below have published the strongest parish-level capital programmes for solar PV — combining diocesan grants with the national Buildings for Mission scheme, Listed Places of Worship VAT reimbursement, and charitable trust funding to typically deliver 50-100% capex cover.
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Diocese of Oxford
Sector-leading parish capital programme; £40k max grant
~810 parishes
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Diocese of Bristol
Pioneer Parish Renewables Grant since 2021
~190 parishes
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Diocese of Manchester
Active Net Zero Capital Fund + GMCA support
~280 parishes
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Diocese of Lichfield
Largest West Midlands diocese; active Carbon Grants
~570 parishes
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Diocese of Leeds
Largest CofE diocese by parish count; Carbon Reduction Grants
~470 parishes
Other dioceses we deliver across
The five dioceses above run sector-leading capital programmes, but we deliver faculty applications and parish solar installations across the whole CofE England estate plus the Church in Wales. Other active dioceses we work in include Salisbury, Bath and Wells, Winchester, Chichester, London, Southwark, Rochester, St Albans, Chelmsford, Norwich, Ely, Peterborough, Coventry, Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Southwell and Nottingham, Liverpool, Chester, Sheffield, York, Newcastle, Durham, Carlisle, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, Exeter, Truro, Portsmouth, and Guildford.