Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how the Government is supporting communities to buy clean power locally.

The Department recognises the requests to take steps to better enable local energy markets and trading to lower bills and increase the resilience of the electricity networks.

DESNZ is investigating barriers to local supply, and is working with Ofgem, Great British Energy and relevant stakeholders to find solutions that work in the best interests of local generators and consumers.

Ofgem and Elexon’s work on code modifications like P441 will help more community energy groups identify and understand the different routes to market in order to sell their energy.

Industry feedback informed the Draft Modification Report considered by the Panel on 12 March leading to the Final Modification Report submitted to Ofgem on 17 March.