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 help tackle (a) national and (b) local barriers to community energy projects.

The Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change. Great British Energy’s Local Power Plan will partner with and provide funding and support to community energy groups to roll out renewable energy projects across the UK and help develop up to 8GW of cleaner power. DESNZ’s £10m Community Energy Fund enables both rural and urban communities in England to access grant funding to develop local renewable energy projects.