Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009
Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
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- House of Lords
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- Royal Assent
Last event
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Royal Assent 12 November, 2009 | 12.11.2009
Act of Parliament
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Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009 (PDF, 64KB) | 20.11.2009 |
Latest news on the Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 12 November.
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
Summary of the Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009
This Bill seeks to define and promote ‘green energy. It aims to facilitate the development of green energy by:
- requiring a review and revision of the Government’s microgeneration strategy, including feed-in tariffs
- changing permitted development rights in planning law to facilitate the installation of domestic-scale wind turbines or air source heat pumps
- ensuring that any increase in the value of a domestic property caused by the installation of energy efficiency measures or microgeneration systems will not result in higher council tax or, similarly, in higher rates bills for non-domestic properties.
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