Community energy needs flexible rules to succeed, sector says

Will Nichols
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Ministers must authorise Ofgem to positively discriminate towards community renewables if UK is to reap benefits of locally-owned power generation

Community energy schemes must be treated differently if the government's ambition to boost mid-sized renewables projects is to be achieved, an advocate group has said. Community Energy England (CEE),...

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