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Solar Power: Cooperatives

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80642

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing support to solar cooperatives in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Local communities must be at the centre of local project development and directly benefit from clean energy projects.

GBE, in support of the Local Power Plan, will enhance support for local and community energy by providing funding, capacity and capability support at all stages of project development, driving the growth of the local and community energy sector.

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