The UK’s Energy Security and Net Zero Committee is seeking input into the best strategies to realize the potential of community energy in the UK. A call for evidence has now been opened, with individuals and organizations asked to answer various questions with their views on community energy and its impact on regulation, planning and approval processes, and government support mechanisms. The call for evidence will remain open until 13 January 2025.
The inquiry has three main stated aims: to find potential solutions to the financial and regulatory barriers to community energy projects; to examine the role of the Local Power Plan, a UK government policy to support local power generation; and to assess how reforms to the planning system, grid connections and the energy market can support the growth of community energy at scale.
