A locally led energy transition can bring the skilled jobs, investment and resilience needed for a green recovery and put the country on course to achieving a zero-carbon society. We aim to empower local places with the authority, responsibilities, capability and funding needed to achieve their net zero goals.
To achieve this, we are addressing several critical barriers delaying local places and people from having the power to reach net zero:
By tackling these challenges, we aim to ensure that the benefits of the transition are brought to a local level, fundamentally democratising our energy system.
8 GW
Local and community energy commitment in the government’s Local Power Plan
£12.9m
Contributed to local economies from community energy organisational expenditure and community benefit funds in 2023 (Community Energy State of the Sector, 2024)
382
The number of local authorities across the United Kingdom
38%
The number of local planning authorities in England whose Local Plan will be more than 10 years old by the end of 2025
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Poppy leads our work on local energy, supporting local authorities and communities to plan for and deliver net zero. Since joining Regen in 2017 she has delivered and directed significant areas of work including DFES, network charging, heat delivery and innovation projects.
Poppy particularly enjoys tackling strategic challenges and finding innovative solutions, and is currently Regen’s programme director for our contribution to Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme.
Prior to Regen she worked at EDF Energy for seven years on sustainability strategy and policy as well as for the UK government in the Sustainable Development Commission.
Poppy lives and works in Dorset by the Jurassic Coast and tries, often reluctantly, to swim in the sea once a week.
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