Community energy projects positioned as first phase of £1bn Great British Energy programme
1 Sep 17 8:00 AM · 6d ago · 4 articles · 4 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
The £30 million announcement is framed as the first down payment on a £1 billion Great British Energy programme, described as the biggest investment in community energy ever, which will eventually fund more than 1,000 People's Power projects nationwide.
“With nearly £30m of funding for People's Power projects, communities across every nation of the UK will soon have the chance to build and control their own clean energy supply.”
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3 outlets British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it
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British people understand the # climatecrisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it - https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/sep/17/andy-burnham-climate-crisis-funding-peoples-power-projects more this # burnham , please...
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