Community Energy
Commons · Question 28582 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Graham Leadbitter
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rollout of the Local Power Plan on local trading from community energy schemes to homes and businesses.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 14 Sep 2026
The Government recognises the important role that community energy can play in supporting local participation in the clean energy transition. Through the Local Power Plan, Government is working with Great British Energy and Ofgem to explore measures that ...