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Local Area Energy Plans

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6717

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his keynote speech at the Energy UK conference 2024 on 17 September 2024, what steps he plans to take to promote formal local area energy planning at local authority level.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

The Department is considering the role of local energy planning including how it might interact with new initiatives such as Great British Energy Local Power Plan and Ofgem’s Regional Energy Strategic Plan, which Ofgem are consulting on.

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