Committees

Unlocking community energy at scale

Inquiry

The Committee has launched an inquiry into community energy. The Committee aims to:

  • identify potential solutions to the financial and regulatory barriers facing community energy projects, including how to establish local supply;
  • consider the role of the Local Power Plan in supporting community energy; and 
  • assess how reforms to the planning system, grid connections and the energy market could support the growth of community energy at scale.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Monday 13 January 2025.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 12 March 2025
3:00pm Public
Unlocking community energy at scale - Oral evidence 12 March 2025
3:00pm
  • Zoë Holliday (Chief Executive Officer at Community Energy Scotland)
  • Jake Burnyeat (Managing Director at Communities for Renewables)
  • Marna McMillin (Chief Executive at Energy4All)
  • Louise Marix Evans (Strategic Director – Net Zero Terrace Streets at Rossendale Valley Energy)
4:00pm
  • Helen Martin (Chief Executive Officer at Bristol Energy Cooperative)
  • Hugh Goulbourne (Director at CO2Sense)
  • Matthew Clayton (Managing Director at Thrive Renewables)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: commonsesnz@parliament.uk
  • Phone: Media: Email: bridgespalmerj@parliament.uk
  • Address: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA