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Energy Bill prolongs uncertainty for community-owned renewables
29th November 2012
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The Energy Bill, put before Parliament today, is a mixed blessing for community energy. While it’s great to have strong backing for investment in renewables, the government has not forward any measures to ensure that community energy will be able to compete alongside established players. Here’s the briefing I’ve written for Co-operatives UK, which sets out how we could change the Energy Bill to make it work for community energy.

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Rebecca Willis

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