Member

I have provided an exemplar, but this also illustrates the problem of how some areas are taking the initiative and making good progress in rolling these out and fitting them into the governance of the energy system but others are not. This is due to that lack of strategic steer from the Government and funding constraints, and it results in a patchwork approach across the country. There is no government guidance, no technical adviser and no consistent funding route—and those are what are really needed for local area energy plans to be a success and to be joined-up successfully across the country. What is needed is, first, a funded programme, secondly, a technical adviser to ensure coherence, and thirdly, that overarching guidance to ensure a consistent approach.