Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:48 pm on 13 October 2021.
Thank you very much for the intervention. I think it's the lack of frameworks and help to encourage them to get involved in that side of things.
The sector has asked for access to necessary support, resources and finance. Furthermore, they've asked for further abilities for generators to sell their energy locally, whether this is through procurement requirements on public bodies or improved grid capacity. Assets are another core area for consideration, as well as access to land and buildings for development, and the sector wants to see the Welsh Government facilitate and support further democratic control over such assets. They also want further democratic control over the process, such as developing decarbonisation plans and approaches to research and discussions through citizen assemblies, putting communities at the heart of the green recovery.
What this really comes down to is one of our central arguments: democratic control of our own resources. Whether it's the Crown Estate or local energy production, it's Wales, our people, our communities and our democratically elected authorities who should control our resources and, ultimately, realise the benefits. Our energy generation and the profits that flow from it should not be in the hands of large foreign multinationals or, indeed, our neighbours across the border. Diolch yn fawr.