Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a community benefit scheme for households near new energy infrastructure.”
Tabled: 11 December 2024Answered: 17 December 2024
Asked by
Robbie Moore
Conservative — Keighley and Ilkley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Michael Shanks)
We have made clear, through the clean power action plan that we announced last week, that where communities host clean energy infrastructure, we will ensure that they benefit from it. There are many options in that area, including community funds and direct support for households, and we are exploring all those options to ensure that communities can benefit from the clean power mission.