Renewable Energy

(asked on 17th April 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding (a) community and (b) co-operative ownership in the renewable energy sector.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 22nd April 2024

Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change and offers support through the £10m Community Energy Fund, which enables both rural and urban communities across England to access grant funding to develop local renewable energy projects for investment.

In addition, a Call for Evidence on the barriers to community energy projects was published on 8 April 2024.

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