Delivering a clean, homegrown energy supply helps to insulate local residents from international energy price shocks and protects their bills from the actions of hostile international actors in our supply chains. The Government’s plans for community-supported onshore wind projects will help to unlock further supplies of British renewable energy to contribute to that goal and are a vital step forward.
It is now vital that we provide incentives for communities who can take onshore wind projects to do so – I welcome that the Secretary of State has listened to interventions from me and Parliamentary colleagues and is now consulting on tying cheaper energy to support for local renewables. This will provide a tangible benefit in the pockets of local communities to make energy schemes more palatable. I will continue to work to encourage the adoption of this policy across more forms of renewable and sustainable energy generation.
