Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 18308

Community Energy: Buckinghamshire

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the uptake of the local power plan by (i) Buckinghamshire Council and (ii) Milton Keynes City Council.

Answer

Michael Shanks

On 10 February 2026, we announced the Local Power Plan (LPP): a joint DESNZ‑Great British Energy (GBE) publication setting out the UK’s largest ever public investment in community energy, up to £1 billion. GBE will aim to support at least 1000 local and c...

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