Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 7622

Great British Energy: Community Energy

Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024

Question

Sir Ashley Fox

ConservativeBridgwater

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Local Power Plan will contain measures to increase the take up of cooperative energy schemes.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Yes. The aim of Great British Energy’s Local Power Plan (LPP) is to support a more decentralised and resilient energy system, with more local generation and ownership. By doing so, we are giving communities a stake in the transition to net zero as owners ...

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