[BNM] [OT] Ecotricity

[Dave Phelan]

On 4/12/06, Josh Russell <joshbnm at gmail.com> wrote:
> they are the only green energy provider that actually owns their own
> windfarms (i believe) rather than just buying energy from other
> windfarms or investing in windfarms.

As I understand it, Good Energy (www.good-energy.co.uk) are owned by
Monkton Group, and Monkton Group own renewable generation capacity.
There was a spat between the two companies in the press (the
Ecologist, AFAIR) about this (fairly) recently.

http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=428

At the end of the day, I think the important thing is to go for a 100%
renewable supplier, otherwise the profits from your 'green'
electricity just go into the pockets of the fossil fuel mavens.

> if you get your gas from them they use the profits from that for more
> windfarms too..

Hmm. gas...
I suppose the logical extension of that is to sell petrol and diesel
(laced to the max with biodiesel, of course) too?

Dave Ph
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