Community Energy
Commons · Question 28039 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of enabling community-owned small-scale energy generators to sell electricity directly to local consumers on (a) energy prices,
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 6 Feb 2025
Small-scale generation sites, including many community energy groups, can benefit from an exemption, which means that they do not require a licence from Ofgem to generate electricity or to supply to local customers.Local energy is unlikely to impact natio...