Supplying 100% renewable electricity keeps us pretty busy - but we don’t stop here. We want to make the world a better place so we are actively campaigning for more renewable generation.

We campaign in a number of different ways:

1. Working from within: People in high places in government like what we have to say so we get invited to a load of meetings to help shape the future strategy of the UK. Juliet, our CEO, sits on the Renwables Advisory Board and Ofgem’s Environmental Advisory Group. We attend numerous working groups within Ofgem, we are member of the Micropower Council and the British Wind Energy Association … oh yes and Juliet also is a director of Regen South West.
2. Making a noise: Sometimes when we feel very strongly about things we get active and send letters to MPs and newspapers. We also ask our customers to write letters of support for generation projects. Take a look at some of our recent press releases to see what we have been up to.
3. Partnership activity: We also join forces with our campaign partners on specific campaigns - organisations including Action Aid, Friends of the Earth, Soil Association, Sustrans, and Tearfund.

When it comes to the impact of our work - we like to think we have made a difference. Here are some of the things that we are really proud of:

• Launch of homegen product in 2004. To get this product off the ground we had to work with Ofgem to get the finances sorted. Since then lots of other electricity suppliers have brought out something similar, although ours still has the best payment terms for total generation.
• Launch of renewable heat product in 2008. Good Energy has just launched a renewable heat product. We want to demonstrate to the government that with the right financial incentives there will be greater uptake of renewable heat. Still early days so watch this space.
• Ofgem’s renewable agenda. During the review of Ofgem, we were one of the key players to ensure that one of Ofgem’s roles was to deliver on renewable energy, as well as protecting customers and promoting competition.
• Green tariff accreditation. Knowing just what is a green tariff and what is greenwash is tough going, but we’ve been working within the industry to get something straightforward for customers to understand, and now we’re happy to tell you we’ve made progress. We’ve signed up to Ofgem’s recently revised Guidelines for Green Tariffs. The guidelines will form the basis for an independent accreditation scheme for green tariffs, allowing consumers to more easily differentiate between truly green tariffs and greenwash.
• Feed-in tariff analysis. A feed-in tariff (FIT) is an additional payment made to renewable generators to boost renewable generation. We have been offering our own FITs for small scale generators through our  HomeGen and SmartGen scheme for a number of years now, so we know how they work. We compiled this report, released in 2009, which is an analysis of the FIT models under consideration by the Government. Read the full report (PDF)