Community Benefits and Shared Ownership for Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure

Closes 16 Jul 2025

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Shared ownership: Mandatory option

42. How successful has a voluntary approach to shared ownership been? Should the government continue with a voluntary approach or consider expanding shared ownership, possibly via a requirement for developers to offer shared ownership to eligible communities?
43. If shared ownership is expanded, should regulations be made in accordance with the existing provisions relating to the ‘Community Electricity Right’ in the 2015 Act? If you consider that amendments should be made to the scope of the existing provisions, what changes should be made and why?
44. If shared ownership is expanded, how will communities and developers need to be supported for a mandatory shared ownership scheme to be successful?
45. If shared ownership is expanded, should there be exemptions to the expansion?
46. If shared ownership is expanded, how should developers’ engagement with communities take place?
47. Are you aware of any risks or potential adverse impacts arising from expanding shared ownership either in line with the 2015 Act provisions or otherwise?