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Community Energy

Asked by Chris HinchliffLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 10 June 2025UIN 904517

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the implementation of community energy projects.

Answered by Kerry McCarthy

In 2025 and 2026 Great British Energy will provide over £9m in support directly for community energy projects – from solar on rooftops to hydropower in rivers - through the GBE Community Fund as well as support for the CARES scheme in Scotland. These projects will help to support jobs, boost our energy security and increase public support for the energy transition. GBE will grow this support over this parliament as it becomes fully established.

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