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The sales practices of the Community Energy Scheme UK are being called into question with the opening of an investigation by energy regulator Ofgem.

Social Energy has said its customers are the first green residential prosumers in Great Britain after it enabled them to claim Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates for the renewable energy they generate.

A partnership between energy saving specialists Happy Energy Solutions, EDF and British solar company UKSOL has created a grant for landlords of social housing to roll out solar PV across their housing stock.

Community energy groups will now be eligible to access Ofgem’s Decarbonisation and Innovation Funds.

Solar developments and battery storage are to potentially benefit from new funding for electricity network upgrades designed to facilitate green technology.

Regulatory uncertainty has “damaged” subsidy-free solar projects, the Solar Trade Association (STA) has said in response to Ofgem’s Decarbonisation Action Plan.

Ofgem is in talks with suppliers to “ensure they understand their Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) obligations”, with export tariffs required to be available to all customers with eligible installs.

Ofgem is issuing a final call for information on “dormant” feed-in tariff (FiT) installations still awaiting accreditation.

Details on the information generators will be required to provide suppliers with to receive Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) payments have been revealed in draft guidance for suppliers published by Ofgem.

Regulation and policy decisions are the biggest barriers to UK energy storage and are in need of significant changes, says industry experts.