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National Grid: Community Development

Asked by Jess AsatoLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6934

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Community Benefits guidance for electricity transmission network infrastructure will be published.

Answered by Michael Shanks

We are committed to ensuring that communities who live near new clean energy infrastructure can see the benefits of this and are currently considering how to most effectively deliver this. This includes developing guidance on community benefits for electricity transmission network infrastructure, which we will publish in due course.

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