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Community Energy England hands out sector awards for 2024

Winners include Bristol Energy Co-op, Midcounties' joint venture Younity, and the Co-op Party

Co-op sector gives measured welcome to Reeves’ high-spending budget

Responses from the Co-op Party, Co-op Group, Co-operatives UK, Power to Change, Locality and Antony Collins…

King’s speech sets out measures including crackdown on retail crime

Measures in the speech were welcomed by the Co-op Group, Locality, Community Energy England and the…

Community energy sector welcomes Labour plans to boost the sector

Sector body CEE welcomed moves including an end to the ban on new onshore wind developments

Labour drops £28bn green pledge but commits £3.3bn to Local Power Plan

Domestic retrofit funding plans have been reduced but the party remains committed to creating 'one million…

Survey warns of low public awareness of community energy

The survey for Bristol Energy Co-op found that only 26% of respondents were aware of the…

Co-op Party gears up for general election at its annual conference

'We need a model of driving growth that builds in power and a stake for people…

Community energy sector meets to discuss challenges of the carbon transition

Discussion included power purchase agreements, how to find reliable business partners and the ethics of solar…

Gower Power launches share offer to bring Welsh solar farm into community ownership

Brynwhilach solar farm produces enough electricity for 1,650 average homes and will save over 45,000 tonnes…

UK government launches £10m funding pot for community energy

Community Energy England welcomed the news but said the sector needs more cash to fulfil its…

Co-op sector welcomes Labour’s investment plan for local clean energy

Community Energy England says the plan is an 'unprecedented pledge of support for the community and…

OVO pledges support for community energy projects to help push for net zero

The electricity supplier will offer subsidy-free power purchase agreements to community energy projects