EER Monthly January 2013

EER Monthly January 2013 For this month's top story, we have selected Paul Hockenos' report on the growing number of energy co-operatives in Germany and their increasing impact on energy policy. It's an important story, I believe, because it may well indicate a trend for Europe. Energy cooperatives have been around for some time, but they are ra...

EER Monthly January 2013

For this month's top story, we have selected Paul Hockenos' report on the growing number of energy co-operatives in Germany and their increasing impact on energy policy. It's an important story, I believe, because it may well indicate a trend for Europe. Energy cooperatives have been around for some time, but they are rapidly becoming bigger and more professionalised. This could have major consequences for incumbent energy suppliers.