Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 72229

Renewable Energy

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Torcuil Crichton

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to utilising the powers laid out in Section 6 of the 2015 Infrastructure Act to allow (a) communities and (b) groups connected with a community the right to bu

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government recognises that communities hosting energy infrastructure play a vital role in delivering a clean, secure and affordable energy system. Through the Clean Power Action Plan, we are committed to ensuring communities benefit from low carbon en...

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