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<p>This Government is committed to empowering communities and these projects, which
put local people in the driving seat, are an important part of a clean, secure and
affordable energy system. We applaud the work done by the local council in the hon.
Member’s own constituency with the Plymouth Energy Community.</p><p>Since 2013, the
UK Government has committed over £16m to support community energy. This includes the
Rural Community Energy Fund which continues to offer feasibility and development finance
for renewable energy projects. Community renewable energy projects also remain eligible
to apply for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme.</p><p>We
are pleased to support events of the current Community Energy Fortnight (24<sup>th</sup>
June – 7<sup>th</sup> July) and are reviewing the latest State of the Sector report
by Community Energy England.</p><p>This Government sees community energy as an important
part of a wider local energy ecosystem; with cities, municipalities and local partners
driving this agenda. As such we have already committed funding to identify and overcome
local barriers to delivery in the short term while we understand the contribution
and importance of this sector to the delivery of both the Industrial Strategy and
the Clean Growth Plan.</p>
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