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Community Energy

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 59117

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to publish a national strategy on community energy.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government recognises the importance of communities being at the heart of the energy transition and the benefits of communities owning energy infrastructure in their own community. Great British Energy will take forward the Local Power Plan and working alongside DESNZ to unlock regulatory changes will drive forward an expanded community energy sector across the UK. We will say more about the Local Power Plan in due course.

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