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'The future of energy is local': Smart Export Guarantee plans edge forward

James Murray
James Murray
clock 30 April 2019 •
'The future of energy is local': Smart Export Guarantee plans edge forward

Government launches second consultation on how to ensure households and businesses can sell renewable power to the grid, as new peer to peer energy trading project secures funding

Government plans to guarantee households and small businesses can sell any excess renewable power they generate to the grid took a step forward yesterday with the launch of a second consultation on the...

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