The Co-op Switches All of its Stores to Renewable Electricity

The Co-operative Group has announced that all of its stores (3,000+) and its headquarters are now powered by renewable electricity.

The company has developed a 16 megawatt wind-farm in conjunction with Scottish Power in Oxfordshire. In addition, the company has covered its headquarters building in Manchester with solar panels and installed 19 mini-wind turbines at another site in the city.