Ecotricity executives withdraw bid for seats on Good Energy board

Michael Holder
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Upcoming Good Energy board meeting now unlikely to proceed as firm instead seeks 'constructive dialogue' with rival clean energy supplier

Ecotricity executives Dale Vince and Simon Crowfoot have now formally withdrawn their request for seats on the board of arch-rival renewable energy supplier Good Energy, it has emerged, as the long-running...

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