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January 2026: Why changing WHEN you use electricity helps you and the country
July 2025: P441 campaign: 'Current electricity rules stop us from starting an Energy Local club’
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NEWS AND MEDIA COVERAGE
December 2025: Thank you to charity Carbon Copy who visited us in Bethesda and created this video as part of their mission to share positive stories around climate action.
November 2025: Settle Energy Local Club on BBC Look North
November 2025: Thank you for responding to the P441 consultation on local energy markets
November 2025: Energy Local on Radio 4's You and Yours
October 2025: URGENT! Shape the future of local energy markets: P441 consultation is OPEN until Friday 14 November
October 2025: Energy Local features in The Guardian
September 2025: Energy Local teams up with Ogre AI on renewable generation forecasting
July 2025: Energy Local Bridport talks to BBC news online about people benefitting from wind power
June 2025: Energy Local Totnes featured on The One Show
Join our 2025 campaign! Ask your MP to help improve rules on local energy markets
April 2025: Unlocking community energy - Dr Mary Gillie gives evidence to Commons committee
November 2024: Funding win for pioneering heat and electricity project in Tanygrisiau, north Wales - read more here.
Global documentary released summer 2024 features Energy Local Bethesda - read more here.
November 2023: Our founder and director Dr Mary Gillie gives evidence to Commons Select Committee - the session can be viewed on parliamentlive.tv. Mary spoke to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee about the need for local energy markets for grid flexibility.
We've won an award from Innovate UK! - read more here.
Energy Local Bethesda on the BBC's Countryfile - The club featured on the episode 'Rural Power'.
Energy Local featured in the Telegraph - 'We're not worried about gas prices - we make our own Energy'.
Energy Local featured on TedxLondon talk - Our energy system is broken - and this is how we fix it | Felix Wight | TEDxLondon - YouTube
Energy Local featured in a Ted Talk from Felix Wright of Repowering London as one of the answers to the energy crises.
Why are energy bills so high - especially when solutions are already here? In this powerful talk, Felix explains why our current energy system is failing and how the community energy model shows us a way forward, asking: "When was the last time you got to decide how much your electricity costs?"
Energy Local appears on the BBC:
Energy Local featured on BBC News and BBC Wales Today with director Dr Mary Gillie highlighting how the Bethesda Club benefits the community, above and beyond saving money for residents.
Energy Local wins a National Lottery Community Fund grant!
In 2022, Energy Local CIC successfully applied for a grant of £400,000 to expand and roll our model out across Britain. The Energy Local model makes power truly local, benefiting the community’s economy whilst decarbonising the power system.
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