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Could England's community energy groups be left behind in Europe?

Chaitanya Kumar, Green Alliance

07 March 2019 • 4 min read

Community energy groups in the UK face an uncertain future, warns Green Alliance's Chaitanya Kumar

Since the government abandoned its community energy strategy in 2015, community projects have seen a significant decline in England, with a drop-off in new project start-ups from 33 in 2015 to only one...

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