Member

Finally, I turn to my last set of amendments relating to Wales. We need to ensure that there are meaningful benefits from energy projects in Wales, and this should include increasing the ownership of projects. Amendment 13 is based on the recommendation of the National Infra-structure Commission for Wales that policy should require renewable energy developments to offer up elements of community ownership. This is to address the current imbalance where companies and communities from elsewhere in the UK benefit from Welsh projects at a cost to the local communities. The commission has suggested that 20% of each project should be offered up, split equally between both local communities and the Wales-based organisations.