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United Kingdom: Green energy co-ops blocked by government regulator
2014-08-15 07:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The future of community-owned green energy projects that ministers say are crucial to break the dominance of the big six is being put at risk by the Financial Conduct Authority, according to co-operatives and the Labour party. Thousands of towns and villages have clubbed together around the UK in recent years to set up energy co-ops to generate clean electricity from wind turbines and solar panels. Ed Davey, the energy secretary, last year visited a community solar scheme on a tower block...
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