9 February 2026
Read the full press release on GOV.UK
More communities across the UK will own be able to own and control their own clean energy projects, building community wealth and power through the government’s mission to take back control of the country’s energy and make people better off.
Great British Energy and government are tomorrow (10 February) publishing the Local Power Plan, backed by funding of up to £1 billion, to help support locally-owned clean energy generation projects such as solar on community buildings like libraries, leisure centres and miners’ welfare clubs.