Found: Local Electricity Bill Currently, community energy organisations are not able to sell electricity to

Found: Power for People campaign (https://powerforpeople.org.uk/) and the measures set out in the Local Electricity Bill

Found: - Simplify the licencing process through the Local Electricity Bill which aims to reduce the complexity

Found: We’d urge the Government to implement the proposal in the Local Electricity Bill for Ofgem to set a

Found:  The Local Electricity Bill, promoted by Power for People, offers a promising legislative framework

Found: 4.1 We are familiar with the Local Electricity Bill at https://powerforpeople.org.uk/read- the-local-electricity-bill

Found: of the sector and we continue to support many of the objectives of the recent cross-party Local Electricity Bill

Found: In response to them, our observations and recommendations are as set out below: 1: Local Electricity Bill

Found: The Power for People campaign has called for a ‘Local Electricity Bill’ which would make the costs and

Found: In particular, we believe the government should:  implement the draft provisions of the Local Electricity Bill

Found: We have been campaigning for the Local Electricity Bill which, if made law, would enable smaller renewable

Found: EST has also proposed a simpler income model based on three key points:  Passing the Local Electricity Bill

Found: Whether this is done via the Local Electricity Bill previously drafted by Power For People or via other

Found: Recommendations:  Introduce a Local Electricity Bill – This would enable community energy projects to

Found: - Simplify the licencing process through the Local Electricity Bill which aims to reduce the complexity

Found: back-up supply to facilitate local electricity markets: - The government should support the Local Electricity Bill

Found: It has proposed the Local Electricity Bill and many MPs support its aims11. - Clean Power 2030 is a

Found: The Local Electricity Bill has been proposed and rejected twice.

Found: The Local Electricity Bill as already drafted would achieve this and it is very frustrating that this

Found: The Local Electricity Bill promoted by Power to People and supported by many MPs is clearly relevant

Found: Enable a local energy tariff and implement the Local Electricity Bill https://powerforpeople.org.uk/

Found: Government is well aware of this barrier from the Local Electricity Bill campaign led by Power for People

Found: It is very difficult to do that at the moment, which is why there are calls for a local electricity Bill

Found: It is very difficult to do that at the moment, which is why there are calls for a local electricity Bill

Found: • Environmental communities; • Infrastructure upgrades; • Local business support; • Local electricity bill