Marches Energy Agency (MEA) is an energy agency in the
United Kingdom, operating on a not-for-profit basis. The agency was formed by
Shropshire County Council in 1995 to promote the use of
sustainable energy
Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Most definitions of sustainable energy include considerations of environmental aspects such as greenh ...
in the area. Richard Davies was the director from 1998 to 2014, having previously worked as a chemical engineer. Much of their work is conduction in partnership with local authorities, and focuses on helping communities cut their carbon emissions, especially in rural areas.
Areas of operation
Although MEA initially operated on the English side of the
Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches ( cy, Y Mers) is an imprecisely defined area along the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods.
The English term Welsh March (in Medieval Latin ...
, it has since expanded its work through
service level agreements
A service-level agreement (SLA) is a commitment between a service provider and a customer. Particular aspects of the service – quality, availability, responsibilities – are agreed between the service provider and the service user.
T ...
with
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, the entire
Shropshire Council area, and in 2009 to
Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire through an agreement with the Local Authority Energy Partnership.
Awards
In 2009 MEA won an
Ashden Award for their work to create
Low Carbon Communities
Low Carbon Communities (LCC) is one part of Marches Energy Agency; a leading climate change and sustainable energy social enterprise and a registered charity, based in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands, England.
LCC works with interested ...
.
See also
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Low Carbon Communities
Low Carbon Communities (LCC) is one part of Marches Energy Agency; a leading climate change and sustainable energy social enterprise and a registered charity, based in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands, England.
LCC works with interested ...
References
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External links
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MEA homepage
Renewable energy organizations
Charities based in Shropshire