The Sale of Electricity by Local Authorities (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
Pursuant to section 11(1) and (3) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 local authorities in England and Wales are only entitled to sell electricity produced in association with heat unless regulations provide otherwise. These Regulations provide that local authorities can also sell electricity which is produced from the following renewable sources: wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogases.