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Electricity Generation

Asked by Ben GoldsboroughLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 25 July 2024UIN 503

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he is undertaking a review of the eligibility criteria for community benefits for electricity transmission.

Answered by Michael Shanks

It is the Government’s priority to build support for developments by ensuring communities directly benefit, as per the commitments set out in the election manifesto. As such we are reviewing how to most effectively deliver community benefits for communities living near new electricity transmission network infrastructure.

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