Recommendation 7

This is a critical moment for the climate agenda. If the UK Government is to achieve its ambitious net-zero targets, it needs to have a subsidy programme that succeeds in attracting private sector and community investment in small-scale renewable energy generation. The UK Government should therefore, as a matter of urgency, explore re- introducing generation tariffs to the Smart Export Guarantee in order to adequately support small-scale renewable energy generation. As consumers are currently only guaranteed to be paid less than zero, the UK Government should also examine bringing back a fixed tariff to incentivise further small-scale energy generation. The UK Government should report back to us within the next three months on its review of these proposals. (Paragraph 38) Renewable energy and the local economy