Energy and Community: CoPower 2.0
From Women on the Line by Cleis Hart, Kannagi Bhatt, Phuong Tran, Xen Nhà & Scheherazade Bloul.
February 22, 2026
About this episode
The episode discusses energy democracy through the lens of Cooperative Power and its recent challenges after the acquisition of its energy partner.
This week on the program we are looking at energy democracy in action - specially Cooperative Power, a not-for-profit cooperative which is member owned and member run.Recently, CoPower’s energy partner Energy Locals was bought out by major retailer Origin Energy.We speak with Claire Harvey, Cooperative Power Board member, about what CoPower does, why their model is different, and what CoPower’s response has been to the dismaying news of the purchase of their energy partner by Origin.To take the pledge to be part of CoPower 2.0, visit https://www.cooperativepower.org.au/
People in this episode
Guest: Claire Harvey
Topics covered
- energy democracy
- cooperatives
- community power
- energy partners
- sustainability
Keywords
- energy democracy
- Cooperative Power
- Origin Energy
- Energy Locals
- community power
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cooperative Power, Energy Locals, Origin Energy
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