Written questions

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 ...