Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What plans his Department has to increase the proportion of energy produced by community energy projects.”
Tabled: 12 November 2025Answered: 18 November 2025
Asked by
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)
Through Great British Energy’s local power plan, we are rolling out the biggest expansion of community energy for decades. We are supporting projects with funding through the community fund, and Great British Energy will also support communities to roll out small and medium-scale renewable energy projects by providing commercial, technical and project planning assistance. That will increase its capacity to build a pipeline of successful projects owned by local communities.