Petition · past parliament

Decarbonise UK energy by funding locally-owned renewable micro-grids

Closed 167 signatures

What the petition asks

It will cost tens of billions to make electricity production carbon-neutral, but the current national grid is inefficient, with 8-10% of energy lost in distribution or transmission.

The Government should instead fund resident-owned renewable energy grids across the country. Power to the people.
We believe the current electricity grid will be both supplemented and superseded by micro-grids, which can provide most of the benefits with fewer downsides - reducing waste, cost and carbon footprint. Micro-grids work locally within the grid system, but can operate independently of the grid if the need or want arises, to power homes, factories, cars or hospitals.

Timeline

18 Aug 2021 Petition opened for signatures
18 Feb 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 167
Status Closed
Opened 18 Aug 2021
Closed 18 Feb 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.