It is an exciting and challenging time for co-operative and community energy generation and purchasing. There are growing opportunities for individuals and community organisations to produce and purchase energy using co-operative models, building on our May 2009 pamphlet, Collective Power: changing the way we consume energy.

The Co-operative Party and SERA - the Labour Environment Campaign are co-hosting this event with leading players in the field. Co-operative pioneers, Midcounties, will speak about their Co-operative Energy service and we will also hear the new manifesto for co-operative and community energy from Co-operatives UK and the Co-operative Group. Labour's Shadow Secretary of State Caroline Flint will lead the debate. 

Speakers: 

• Chair: Melanie Smallman - SERA 
• Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP – Shadow Secretary of State, Energy and Climate Change
• Nigel Mason – Co-operative Energy
• Rebecca Willis – Co-operatives UK, Author of “Co-operative renewable energy in the UK. A guide to this growing sector”