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Rise in community power output praised by Friends of the Earth

March 17, 2015

Responding to news that community energy projects have generated 25% more electricity in the past year, Anne Schiffer, Friends of the Earth Scotland community power campaigner, said:

“Community ownership of energy builds public support for renewables, enables communities to make decisions about their energy future and will help reduce carbon emissions. At Friends of the Earth Scotland we believe that individuals and community groups should be able to put their own money in community energy initiatives including shared-ownership projects.

“We need to think ahead to a time when communities here in Scotland are able to follow Ecopower and other European examples and supply as well as generate renewable energy through the national grid.”

– Via STV News

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