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Can community energy aid recharge development? Committee launches inquiry
Today the International Development Committee launches a new inquiry into aid for community-led energy.
09 April 2025
Community energy like rooftop solar could power homes and make money locally - what’s stopping it?
In this second session of its inquiry into community energy, the Committee will question local energy suppliers and energy major OVO on making community energy financially viable and unlocking local energy supply.
31 March 2025
How far can a redeployed oil and gas workforce take us toward clean, secure energy?
Evidence in this inquiry has revealed the scale of the challenge to create the UK workforce to deliver the Clean Energy Mission and to de-carbonise homes and businesses.
25 March 2025
Consumer Energy Minister, Martin Lewis and Ofgem among witnesses for back-billing and home retrofit session
The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee will scrutinise the practice of back-billing by energy companies with Martin Lewis and Ofgem before hearing from the Energy Consumers Minister on this issue and retrofit failures on Wednesday, 19th March.
14 March 2025
Lords 'tidies up' Great British Energy Bill
Lords 'tidies up' Great British Energy Bill. Catch up
26 February 2025
Great British Energy Bill: Lords asks government to think again
Members vote on UK sustainable development and modern slavery in supply chains. Catch up
12 February 2025
ESNZ Chair Bill Esterson questions to Ofgem on rule-breaking back-billing
An investigation by the BBC’s Moneybox consumer finance programme has uncovered credible evidence of potentially widespread problems with energy back-billing
10 February 2025
Mission Control: can the UK really reach its Clean Power 2030 goal?
Committee questions the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero’s “Mission Control” unit
05 February 2025
Lords completes checks on Great British Energy Bill
Members consider changes to draft law as committee stage concludes. Catch up
23 January 2025
Significant energy storage progress to keep the lights on following EAC report
The Government has laid out its plans for keeping the lights on and strengthening national energy infrastructure in response to a critical Commons report about UK energy resilience.
31 December 2024
Retrofitting our homes for a net zero future
On Wednesday 4 December the ESNZ Committee will hold a one-off session on retrofitting our homes for net zero.
19 November 2024
Great British Energy Bill debated in the Lords
Members discuss long-term energy security legislation. Find out more
19 November 2024
Committee questions national energy agencies in race for clean energy
On Wednesday 20 November the newly reappointed Energy Security and Net Zero Committee will hold its first evidence session in Parliament, looking at the role that Great British Energy (GBE) is expected to play in the energy market.
15 November 2024
Unlocking community energy at scale: call for evidence to new Parliamentary inquiry
Community energy, a term for renewable energy projects that are community-owned and controlled, is at the heart of the government’s ambitions for clean power by 2030 and will be central to the future role of Great British Energy through the Local Power Plan.
11 November 2024
Government responses requested for predecessor Committee’s reports
Government responses requested for predecessor Committee’s reports
07 November 2024