Community Energy: Small Businesses
Commons · Question 113555 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are directly impacted by the Local Power Plan, including hosting renewable energy installations and participating in shared ownership
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 2 Mar 2026
This year Government will consult on detailed plans for a possible mandatory shared ownership scheme and Great British Energy (GBE) will develop a Local Energy Platform to provide an end-to-end business solution for onsite renewable generation. This will ...