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Community Energy

Commons · Question 61802 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for the work his Department has commissioned on removing barriers to local supply faced by community energy schemes.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 1 Jul 2025

The Government recognises that local energy will play an important role in achieving the mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030, and some electricity suppliers are already working with community energy groups to support local supply. We...