Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what type of projects the the Great British Energy Community Fund is permitted to be spent on.

Great British Energy announced that £5 million will be allocated to the Great British Energy Community Fund (GBECF) in 2025/26, a grant funding scheme to support community energy groups to generate their own clean power projects.

GBECF can support projects under two broad headings:

Type A – Community energy asset project (such as renewable or low carbon energy, electric vehicles)

Type B – Community energy efficiency or advice project

Further information on project eligibility can be found in the scheme guidance document, which is available on the Local Net Zero Hubs websites.

It provides funding for feasibility studies (stage 1 - up to £40k) and business case development (stage 2 - up to 100k).