The agency was formed by Shropshire County Council in 1995[1] to promote the use of sustainable energy 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.
[2][3][4] Although MEA initially operated on the English side of the Welsh Marches, it has since expanded its work through service level agreements with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council,[5] the entire Shropshire Council area, and in 2009 to Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire through an agreement with the Local Authority Energy Partnership.
[6] In 2009 MEA won an Ashden Award for their work to create Low Carbon Communities.