Celebrating the power of our communities

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Juliet Davenport, founder and chief executive of renewable energy company Good Energy, discusses the future of our energy system and the power of the UK's communities

When I first founded Good Energy, I not only wanted to give households and businesses an opportunity to choose a renewable electricity tariff; I also wanted to empower communities from around the UK to...

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