e2 Energy Partners joins political and business leaders at Formby Hall to discuss Liverpool City Region’s future, devolution and the role of local energy.
FORMBY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 – Energy security, devolution and the future prosperity of the Liverpool City Region were high on the agenda last night as political and business leaders came together at Formby Hall for Bill Esterson MP’s Sefton Labour dinner.
With Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram in attendance, devolution was a major theme of the evening – including the opportunities created by giving regions greater influence over investment, infrastructure and economic growth.
Energy was also firmly on the agenda.
As Chair of the House of Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, Bill Esterson MP has been closely involved in the national conversation around how the UK creates a more secure, resilient and sustainable energy system.
The two conversations – energy and devolution – are becoming increasingly connected.
Stephen Todd, Head of Partnerships at e2 Energy Partners, said:
“Devolution is ultimately about giving regions more control over their own economic future – and energy should be part of that conversation.
Localised energy generation and greater regional control can go hand in hand. Instead of businesses being completely exposed to national and international energy markets, we have an opportunity to generate more energy closer to where it is actually being consumed.
The private energy market has an enormous role to play in making that happen. Private capital can fund generation infrastructure, businesses can secure long-term renewable energy without necessarily having to provide the capital themselves, and regions can begin building a much more resilient energy ecosystem around their own industrial base.
For places like Liverpool City Region, that creates an exciting opportunity: attract investment, support industry, strengthen energy security and keep more economic value within the region.”
The evening also provided an opportunity for conversations between political leaders and businesses about the pressures currently facing UK industry, from international competition and supply-chain resilience to volatile energy markets and the need for greater long-term certainty.
For e2 Energy Partners, those conversations are particularly important.
The company works with major energy users to develop long-term renewable energy strategies, including matching businesses with renewable generation and developing new energy assets, with projects structured to remove the need for upfront capital investment from the energy user.
The event at Formby Hall highlighted the increasing importance of collaboration between local government, national policymakers, industry, investors and the energy sector if regions are to deliver sustainable economic growth.
Stephen Todd added:
“There is no single organisation that can solve the energy challenges facing British industry. It requires government, regional leaders, generators, investors and businesses to work together.
That was what made last night’s conversations so valuable. Liverpool has always been a region that gets things done through collaboration – and there is a real opportunity for energy to become part of the next chapter of that story.”
Ormskirk based e2 Energy Partners thanked Bill Esterson and the organisers for hosting a successful evening and for providing a forum in which businesses and decision-makers could discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Liverpool City Region.