division_name: Energy Bill [HL] - <i>Commons Amendments</i> &#8212; Amendment to the Motion on Amendment 274
motion: <p class="italic" pid="c870.5/1" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">Moved by Baroness Boycott</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="c870.5/3" pwmotiontext="unrecognized">274B: After Clause 271, insert the following new Clause&#8212;&#8220;Local supply for community energy  (1) Within 18 months of this Act being passed the Secretary of State must consult and report on the barriers preventing the development of community energy schemes.(2) For the purposes of this section, community energy schemes are defined as low carbon and renewable energy schemes owned, or part-owned, by community organisations.(3) In carrying out the consultation, the Secretary of State must consult with&#8212;(a) current and prospective community energy generators,(b) the community energy industry,(c) the electricity transmission and distribution industries,(d) licensed energy suppliers, and(e) any other persons deemed relevant by the Secretary of State.(4) Within six months of the closure of the consultation conducted under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must respond to the consultation and bring forward proposals to remove the barriers preventing the development of community energy schemes.&#8221;&#8221;</p>
  
  <p pid="c871.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 208, Noes 205.</p>