Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 114034

Renewable Energy

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 110137 on Renewable Energy, whether his Department plans to set a minimum gigawatt target for (a) local energy and (b) community energy

Answer

Michael Shanks

As set out in its Strategic Plan in December 2025, Great British Energy (GBE) has a 15GW clean energy target over the next 5 years. This will allow GBE to unlock the potential of emerging technologies while supporting the continued build out of more estab...

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