Renewable Energy
Commons · Question 110137 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of setting minimum gigawatt targets for (i) local energy and (ii) community energy projects.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 10 Feb 2026
This Government is hugely ambitious about the role that local and community energy will play in achieving our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower. On 10 February 2026, Great British Energy and the Department for Energy Security & Net Zer...