Ecotricity
British energy company based in Gloucestershire
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| 2025 | Received planning permission for a major solar park at Heckington Fen, Lincolnshire, with plans to generate 600MW of solar energy and 400MW of battery storage. |
| October 2024 | Ecotricity Group Limited took a controlling stake in regional airline Ecojet, previously held by Dale Vince. |
| December 2023 | Ecotricity donated £1 million to the UK Labour Party. |
| May 2023 | Asif Rehmanwala was appointed as the CEO of Ecotricity and the Green Britain Group. |
| April 2022 | Dale Vince stated an intention to sell the company, with plans to build a further 2,500 MW of renewable energy generation. |
| 2021 | Ecotricity made a bid to take over Good Energy, which was rejected. |
| January 2021 | Ecotricity agreed to buy 3 Megawatt-hours yearly from United Downs Deep Geothermal Power, the UK's first geothermal plant. |
| 2020 | A corporate restructure created Green Britain Group Limited, with Dale Vince and Kate Vince as directors. |
| 2018 | Dale Vince filed a lawsuit against the UK government for copyright infringement of the green union flag. |
| April 2016 | Ecotricity acquired SunEdison's UK business for domestic solar panel supply. |
| March 2015 | Ecotricity refinanced existing wind farms with the aim of expanding production to 100 megawatts by November 2016. |
| October 2014 | Ecotricity partnered with Skanska to build and finance new turbines, adding 100 MW to its existing 70 MW capacity. |
| 2013 | Ecotricity's electricity supply became 100% renewable. |
| January 2012 | Ecotricity invested in the development of Searaser pump-to-shore wave energy machines. |
| 2011 | Ecotricity opened its first solar 'sun park', marking its entry into solar energy production. |
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