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Typical energy bill in Great Britain to fall 7% to £1,720 a year from July

Regulator Ofgem cuts price cap on gas and electricity charges after slump in gas market prices across Europe

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025

Nat-Gas Prices Fall as Weekly EIA Inventories Climb More Than Expected

June Nymex natural gas (NGM25 ) on Thursday closed down by -0.115 (-3.41%). June nat-gas prices tumbled on Thursday due to a larger-than-expected build-in of weekly inventories. Weekly EIA mat-gas inventories on Thursday rose by +120 bcf for the week ended May 16, above expectations of +119 bcf and well...

Barchart · May 22, 2025

British Gas giving out half-price electricity over spring bank holiday

Between 11am and 4pm on the 25th and 26th May some customers will receive half-price electricity

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Report: World's supply of critical minerals for clean energy is concentrated in fewer countries

The world’s supplies of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries - most notably China - and subject to export restrictions that could painfully crimp industry and the shifter to greener ways of making things based on electricity instead of fossil fuels

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

High-flying Young Electricians Wire UK Energy Switch

Perched 45 metres (148 feet) high, young apprentice electricians replace a connection atop a pylon.

International Business Times · May 21, 2025

Nat-Gas Prices Surge on Forecasts for Hot US Weather

June Nymex natural gas (NGM25 ) on Tuesday closed up sharply by +0.314 (+10.09%). June nat-gas prices surged on Tuesday and settled sharply higher. Nat-gas prices rallied on forecasts for warm weather that would boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning. On Tuesday, Traditional Energy said hot...

Barchart · May 20, 2025

Google’s Sundar Pichai Says The Technology They’re Working On is “More Profound Than Fire or Electricity”

Google’s parent company, is one of the most prolific innovators in the world, and its innovation spans far beyond just large language models (LLMs). Here's what to know.

Barchart · May 20, 2025

Satellite images reveal the dark side of household solar power – South Africa’s green transition is only for a few

As winter approaches, memories of the past haunt South Africans in more ways than one. The country has experienced years of rolling blackouts, known locally as load shedding. During the worst periods of these power cuts in 2022 and 2023, South Africans who did not own solar photovoltaic systems or…

The Conversation · May 20, 2025

First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor

For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

Spain hit with nationwide mobile phone outage weeks after electricity blackout

Phone lines reportedly collapsed early on Tuesday morning following network updates by Telefónica

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025