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Dragon McEvoy set to go solar with her latest move

Eleanor McEvoy: the Dragons’ Den panellist is moving into the solar energy industry

Dragons’ Den star and entrepreneur Eleanor McEvoy has timed her move to the burgeoning solar energy company Next Gen Power well, taking up the role of chief executive in the wake of last week’s electoral Green wave.

McEvoy is no novice when it comes to the energy business. She headed up Budget Energy for the best part of a decade, building up the North’s only retail, pre-paid electricity supplier and even breaking into ...