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  • News Fuel poverty: as government support dries up, communities are taking action, theconversation.com (Feb 06, 2024)
  • News Renewables produce more than 100% of Scotland's electricity demand for first time, news.stv.tv (Jan 26, 2024)

2023[edit | edit source]

  • News Britain’s roofs can be a huge resource for solar energy, theguardian.com (Dec 22, 2023)
  • News Former fracking site could lead UK’s renewable revolution, theguardian.com (Nov 05, 2023)
  • News Locals in this British seaside town could revolutionise green energy – if the government lets them, Rebecca Willis, professor of energy and climate governance at Lancaster University, theguardian.com (Jul 18, 2023)
  • News Pumping hot: inside Britain’s first heat pump village, positive.news (Jul 12, 2023)
  • News Rooftops can provide over half our solar energy targets, report shows, cpre.org.uk (May 23, 2023)
  • News Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time, BBC News (May 11, 2023)
  • News Why Britain’s rivers could be one solution to the energy crisis, positive.news (Feb 27, 2023)

2022[edit | edit source]

  • News The cost-of-living crisis is bringing out a lot of cooperative and collective innovation - especially in Wales, The Daily Alternative (Nov 17, 2022)
  • News Bristol's forthcoming solar-powered film studio will be driven by the biggest star of them all, The Daily Alternative (Oct 31, 2022)
  • News The tallest wind-turbine in England, built by a community network full of agency, in one of Bristol's most deprived areas, The Daily Alternative (Apr 23, 2022)
  • News How Stroud council is encouraging renewables in its Local Plan, takeclimateaction.uk (Mar 09, 2022)
  • News Who owns Britain’s underground heat? Answering this could help slash energy bills and carbon emissions, The Conversation (Feb 16, 2022)
  • News A startling UK map showing how much we use land for animal agriculture - and how much solar is crowded out, The Alternative UK (Jan 24, 2022)

2021[edit | edit source]

As COP visits Scotland, some are speaking out about how the people's ownership of renewable energy could be much better, Nov 7[1]

A people-powered legacy: community hydro on the River Thames, Oct 26...[2]

2020[edit | edit source]

Community-generated green electricity to be offered to all in UK.[3] Jan 12

News sources[edit | edit source]

News, Microgen Scotland

See also[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

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Keywords community energy, uk topic news
Authors Phil Green
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Language English (en)
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Created July 25, 2020 by Phil Green
Modified January 29, 2024 by Phil Green
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