Robin Hood Energy: Nottingham launches not-for-profit power firm

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Company is first council-owned energy firm to operate on that basis since market was nationalised in 1948

A local council has set up a not-for-profit energy supplier that it hopes can sign up 10,000 customers a month and save them each up to £237 a year on bills. Nottingham city council said Robin Hood...

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