Overview
- Great British Energy announced its most extensive round of support yet, with up to £1bn for community energy projects nationwide.
- Power Hull will receive £34,500 to launch Power Plangeo, a local energy club enabling members to buy locally generated clean electricity in HU3 and parts of HU4 and HU5.
- Grimsby Community Energy will receive £100,000 to develop a battery storage system.
- The government bills the programme as the biggest public investment in community energy in Britain, aiming to keep revenue in local areas.
- The Local Power Plan is set for publication on February 10 to address financial, regulatory and technical-expertise barriers to community schemes.