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Community Energy Fund

Asked by Dan TomlinsonLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 27 February 2025UIN 32752

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the document entitled CEF Funded Projects, published on 31 July 2024, how many projects his Department had funded in total through the Community Energy Fund by 31 December 2024; and if he will list each project funded between 1 August and 31 December 2024 broken down by (a) Local Net Zero Hub region, (b) community group and (c) grant value.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Community Energy Fund enables both rural and urban communities across England to access grant funding to develop local renewable energy projects for investment.

Projects funded by the Community Energy Fund are published on GOV.UK. This list will be updated in due course to include projects funded during the period from 1 August to 31 December 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-net-zero-support-for-local-authorities-and-communities/local-net-zero-central-support-for-local-authorities-and-communities#community-energy.

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