Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 59112

Energy Supply: Rural Areas

Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural and off-grid communities are fully integrated into the UK’s grid transition.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) are upgrading local electricity distribution networks to enable the decarbonisation of households and businesses across Great Britain, including in rural areas. For the current electricity distribution price control (...

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