Community energy support measure axed

The government has blocked proposed rule changes which would provide community renewable schemes with a guaranteed level of financial support, heeding Energy UK calls that the proposal needs to be better thought through. The committee of MPs currently scrutinising the government's Energy Bill voted to remove an amendment introduced by the House of Lords, which would have enabled community energy projects to benefit from a minimum export guarantee scheme.

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