Community Energy: Wales
Commons · Question 119630 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that any community energy (a) definition and (b) register developed for England does not prevent Distribution Network Operators from prioritising grid connec
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 16 Mar 2026
The Department is in the process of creating a definition of ‘Community Energy Group’ to provide clarity for communities seeking to form community energy groups and prevent the misuse of the designation. The Department also recognises that community energ...