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Community Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to build growth in community energy.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
10 Oct 2024
Answer
16 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to build growth in community energy.

  2. 10 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Community energy will play an essential role in meeting our mission for clean power by 2030, and Government recognises the important role community groups, including those in Sheffield play. Great British Energy will provide support to deliver the Local P...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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