Local authorities to sell renewable electricity - 18 August 2010
The Energy Secretary has overturned the ban on councils selling renewable electricity.
Councils across Britain will now be allowed to sell renewable electricity to the grid and should assume their rightful place leading a local power revolution, Chris Huhne has said in a letter to all local authorities.
At present only 0.01% of electricity in England is generated by local authority-owned renewables, despite the scope that exists to install projects on their land and buildings.
