Community Energy
Commons · Question 28042 · 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, if he will make it his policy to enable community-owned small-scale energy generators to sell electricity directly to local consumers.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 6 Feb 2025
The Government recognises the role that access to local energy will play in achieving net zero. The Government’s licence exemption regimes already allow small scale suppliers, including many community energy groups, to come to market to supply local custo...