Scottish government celebrates community energy ownership surge

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Official figures reveal community and local ownership of energy projects rose 27 per cent last year

The Scottish government appears to be on track to meet a target of boasting 500MW of energy projects under community or local ownership by 2020, after new figures today reveal the sector grew 27 per cent...

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