Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 73973
Energy: Infrastructure
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to provide support for communities that host (a) battery storage facilities and (b) other energy infrastructure.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government believes that communities are providing a service to the country when they host clean energy infrastructure, so there needs to be benefit for them. On 21 May, the Government published a working paper on community benefits and shared ownersh...
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