Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage microgeneration of energy within the UK.

The Government supports microgeneration projects through a number of different mechanisms. For electricity generators, the Government introduced the Smart Export Guarantee, a market-led system that ensures eligible suppliers pay small-scale renewable electricity generators for any electricity exported back to the grid. For heat generators, the Government offers the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, a grant of up to £6000 (dependent on technology) towards the replacement of gas boilers for air and ground sourced heat pumps and biomass boilers.

Ofgem also supports microgeneration through community energy projects and welcomes applications from community interest groups to the Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.