I wrote the following letter to my MP Chris Loder.
Please confirm to me that you will support the Local Electricity Bill re-introduced and debated in the House of Commons.
Communities would benefit from selling local renewable energy.
Significant additional value would remain within local economies, meaning more investment in things like local services and more efficient homes.
Communities could raise funds to build more renewable energy. Communities would have a viable business model to build new renewable energy schemes, meaning they could help ensure the UK meets its climate change targets. Communities would see knockon local economic benefits.
There would be greater acceptance of the transition to 100% renewable energy, local economies would be more resilient, local skilled jobs would be created and our energy supply would be more secure due to less imports of fossil fuels.
DAVID CANNON
Bridport
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