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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 support community energy projects.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

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

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    My Department and Great British Energy have engaged extensively with the community energy sector in developing the Local Power Plan.I will shortly be making a statement to this House about the Local Power Plan which represents an unprecedented £1bn invest...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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