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Ben Reid, CEO of The Midcounties Co-operative, talks to the National Retail Consumer Conference 2012 about Co-operative Energy taking on the "Big 6" suppliers.

Introducing Rebecca Willis and Jenny Willis

Submitted by Mary Rayner on 17 January, 2012 - 14:10

It’s going to be an exciting and challenging year for energy co-operatives. With the Feed in Tariff yet to be decided, plans for an energy co-operatives manifesto and the next stage of The Co-operative’s Support Clean Energy campaign, we want to make sure that we can continue to represent your needs at a national level.
 

2012, week 1: co-operation in the news

Submitted by giles.simon on 5 January, 2012 - 22:21

So, we're in the first week of the International Year of Co-operatives, a truly unique year for all who care about  businesses that build a better world.

New report highlights growth of communities taking renewable energy into their own hands

A new report reveals the growing numbers of people who are choosing to start renewable energy schemes in their communities, against all the odds.

 

Co-operative renewable energy in the UK: a guide to this growing sector

Co-operatively-owned energy generation is a vibrant and growing sector in the UK. Since 1997 over 7,000 individual investors have ploughed over £16 million into community-owned wind turbines.

This report summarises insights gained from visits to five co-operatively owned energy projects during the summer of 2011.

A co-operative green economy

This independent report has been commissioned by Co-operatives UK to build on debate and discuss the growing areas of co-operative solutions for renewable energy and household energy reduction.

Save energy and win prizes with new monthly e-newsletter

To help celebrate Energy Saving Week (25-31 October), Greener Together – the co-operative way is launching a new monthly e-newsletter packed full of competitions and incentives as well as handy tips to help those signed up to the project save even more energy and live greener.

Renewable energy press statement

Co-operatives UK welcomes the news that local authorities will be able to sell renewable energy to the National Grid because it opens up opportunities for working in partnership with local communities.

Co-operative Energy: lessons from Denmark and Sweden

The report of the Global Watch Mission, published in October 2004 by URBED and Co-operatives UK. It investigates the roles that co-operatives in Denmark and Sweden have played in renewable energy projects.

It's good to share . . . better still to co-operate

Submitted by Gerard on 24 November, 2011 - 16:28

It’s great to see Co-operatives UK members featuring prominently in the Energyshare Fund 100 final shortlist.

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