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Power to the People: co-op energy event in Parliament

On 10 July SERA and the Co-operative Party held a joint event to explore co-operative and community energy. Here Ash McGregor of the Socialist Societies Executive reports on the meeting.

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Caroline Flint spoke of the strong analogies between the energy and banking industries, with companies that owed a duty to their customers but who weren’t fulfilling those duties.  The Government’s current Energy Bill doesn’t refer to customers and their needs and ministers haven’t provided a clear vision for energy.  Labour would need to be a positive influence on the development of the Bill. Continue reading

Event: Co-operative and community energy: Purchasing and Providing – the dream ticket

It is an exciting and challenging time for co-operative and community energy generation and purchasing.

The Co-operative Party and SERA – the Labour Environment Campaign are co-hosting this event with leading players in the field. Co-operative pioneers, Midcounties, will speak about their Co-operative Energy service and we will also hear the new manifesto for co-operative and community energy from Co-operatives UK and the Co-operative Group. Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State Caroline Flint will lead the debate.

10 July, 7pm – 8.30pm
Committee Room 19, House of Commons

Speakers:

  • Chair: Melanie Smallman – SERA
  • Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP – Shadow Secretary of State, Energy and Climate Change
  • Nigel Mason – Co-operative Energy
  • Rebecca Willis – Co-operatives UK, Author of “Co-operative renewable energy in the UK. A guide to this growing sector”

Book your place here.