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Renewable Energy: Community Development

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 9304

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will consider making community benefits mandatory for all solar and BESS projects currently under consideration.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Last year, the government published a working paper setting out proposals for mandatory community benefits for low carbon energy infrastructure projects.

We are in the process of reviewing responses and intend to publish a response setting out our next steps in due course.

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