The Alternatives: German town takes power back from energy giants

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Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to Iris Degenhardt-Meister, who is part of a cooperative energy company that runs the electricity grid in Wolfhagen, Germany, and asks Prof Andrew Cumbers from the University of Glasgow if such a model could work in Britain. Please support our work and help us keep the world informed. To fund us, go to https://www.theguardian.com/give/podcast
28 Feb 2018 English United Kingdom News

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