Ecotricity secures £70m refinancing

Jessica Shankleman
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Founder Dale Vince says money will be used to build out wind and solar power project pipeline

Independent green energy supplier Ecotricity has completed a £70m refinancing deal that will allow it to build another 40MW of wind and solar power capacity during the next 18 months. The £70m loan...

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