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Community Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made towards the publication of the Local Power Plan; and when he plans to publish that plan.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
6 Feb 2026
Target answer date
10 Feb 2026
Answer
16 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made towards the publication of the Local Power Plan; and when he plans to publish that plan.

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    On 10 February 2026, Great British Energy and the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero published the Local Power Plan which sets out the UK’s largest ever public investment in locally owned clean energy. Backed by up to £1 billion, the Local Powe...

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