There are five local energy hubs that have been established across England:

• South West Net Zero Hub
• Greater South East Net Zero Hub
• Midlands Net Zero Hub
• North West Net Zero Hub
• North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub

Each hub has a self-determined role suited to the region in which it operates, so that activities reflect local contexts, supporting delivery of priorities identified by Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) energy strategies. All have the over-arching aims of bringing investment into energy infrastructure projects, making strategic linkages between local institutions and sharing best practice through knowledge exchange across the five Hub regions. This is summarised as follows:

• Increase number, quality, and scale of local energy projects being delivered.
• Raise local awareness of opportunity for and benefits of local energy investment.
• Enable local areas to attract private and/or public finance for energy projects.

• Section 2 – provides an overview of the GB energy markets, regulation, governance, and policy.
• Section 3 – summarises the routes to market for energy generation and how these might influence siting considerations.
• Section 4 – outlines the value of power exported and sold via the electricity grid or in a private arrangement with an offtaker.
• Section 5 – summarises some of the mechanisms for supporting low-carbon investment.
• Section 6 – provides an overview of the outlook for low-carbon investment, detailing potential factors affecting the investment case positively or negatively.
• Section 7 – outlines the planning regime for low carbon technologies.
• Section 8 – outlines some useful links and resources for local energy projects.
• Section 9 – contains a number of relevant case studies for local energy projects.
• Section 10 – provides a glossary of some of the key terms used in this document.