01 October 2013
Australia
The Fund Community Energy Campaign continues post-election with campaign organisers identifying community owned renewables as a path to a cleaner energy future that is owned by communities. Keep up with the campaign on Facebook.
New Zealand
Energyshare is a renewable energy co-op in New Zealand focused on renewable electricity generation using solar photovoltaic technology and facilitating take-up of community owned energy.
United Kingdom
Momentum is building in the UK for community owned renewables with the inauguration of the first Community Energy Fortnight.
British MP Ed Davey wrote a piece on community energy for The Guardian ‘A Local Revolution is here’.
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