Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 2779

Community Energy

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Sir Jeremy Wright

ConservativeKenilworth and Southam

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Local Power Plan will contain measures to enable community energy schemes to sell electricity that they generate directly to local customers.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Local Power Plan will put local authorities and communities at the heart of the energy transition, giving them a stake in the shift to net zero as owners and partners in clean energy projects, allowing more to come online. Small-scale electricity gene...

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