Question follow-through · 119630
Community Energy: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that any community energy (a) definition and (b) register developed for England does not prevent Distribution Network Operators from prioritising grid connec
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that any community energy (a) definition and (b) register developed for England does not prevent Distribution Network Operators from prioritising grid connec
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department is in the process of creating a definition of ‘Community Energy Group’ to provide clarity for communities seeking to form community energy groups and prevent the misuse of the designation. The Department also recognises that community energ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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