25 July 2024
In a press release first published on GOV.UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announced the first major partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate to unleash billions of investment in clean power.
The Great British Energy Bill was introduced on 25 July 2024 to enable a company owned by the British people, delivering for the British people, backed by £8.3 billion of new catalysing investment over this Parliament.
Juergen Maier, former CEO of Siemens UK, was announced as Chair of Great British Energy.