Member

We see local power plans as enhancing existing support for community energy by partnering with, and providing funding and support to, local and combined authorities and community energy groups; this fits with what the noble Earl said. Importantly, we also think that it will offer commercial, technical and other practical project assistance to help community energy groups with funding and establishing themselves perhaps across the UK. Finally, the local power plan will ensure coherence with other existing public sector advisory functions, funding and finance organisations operating in the local energy space. I will give great consideration to community energy between Committee and Report.