Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 119630

Community Energy: Wales

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that any community energy (a) definition and (b) register developed for England does not prevent Distribution Network Operators from prioritising grid connec

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Department is in the process of creating a definition of ‘Community Energy Group’ to provide clarity for communities seeking to form community energy groups and prevent the misuse of the designation. The Department also recognises that community energ...

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