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Community Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to enable community-owned small-scale energy generators to sell electricity directly to local consumers.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
6 Feb 2025
Answer
6 Feb 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to enable community-owned small-scale energy generators to sell electricity directly to local consumers.

  2. 6 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the role that access to local energy will play in achieving net zero. The Government’s licence exemption regimes already allow small scale suppliers, including many community energy groups, to come to market to supply local custo...

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