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Community Energy: Finance

Asked by Vicky FoxcroftLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 6 March 2026UIN 116185

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the terms of the concessional loans to community energy organisations will be, as announced in the Local Power Plan.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Great British Energy (GBE) is currently developing its schemes and projects for 2026/27 and beyond, which includes criteria for upcoming grants and loans. GBE will set out further funding options in summer 2026.

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