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Recommendation 25
25
Rejected
Paragraph: 118
We recommend that the UK Government strengthens the legislative framework to support the growth of...
Recommendation
We recommend that the UK Government strengthens the legislative framework to support the growth of community energy schemes. The Energy Bill provides a potential opportunity to do this.
Government Response Summary
The government states there are no legislative barriers to community energy groups, and so has no plans to bring forward legislative proposals at this time.
Paragraph Reference:
118
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
There are no legislative barriers to community energy groups building and generating electricity within the UK energy market, and so the Government has no plans to bring forward legislative proposals, at this time. As part of a wider review of market mechanisms, we are considering retail market reforms and responses to the Review of Electricity Markets consultation, which closed in October 2022.