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Ofgem price cap – what is happening to my energy bill?

Changes to the price cap from April amount to a reduction of around £10 a month for the average household using both electricity and gas.

Evening Standard

Energy bills will fall by £117 for millions of households in Great Britain from April

Ofgem cap drops by 7% to £1,641 a year for consumers’ average gas and electricity costs

The Guardian - UK

Reserve Bank governor denies inflation is ‘taking off’ amid fears of fresh rate hikes

End of government subsidies drives electricity costs up by 19% in the month and leaves power bills nearly a third higher than they were a year earlier

The Guardian - AU

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Trump Says Tech Companies Should Build Their Own Power Plants for AI Data Centers

The plan recognizes that public opinion is what's holding data centers back the most.

Reason

Trump touts push to contain AI energy costs

Trump in his State of the Union speech announced a "ratepayer protection pledge" where tech companies would need to generate their own power.

Roll Call

Donald Trump's State Of The Union 2026: Big Tech To Reportedly Pay Higher Bills In New Energy Pledge

Donald Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union of his second term with the White House promising an economy heavy speech and a new energy pledge aimed at shielding households from data centre driven bill shocks. The address lands as affordability dominates the political conversation and Trump…

International Business Times UK

Used electric vehicle batteries find new life bolstering the Texas grid

A company is repurposing the batteries to store electricity and sell it to the grid when power from wind and solar dwindles.

The Texas Tribune

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South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

The South African minister of electricity and energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is proposing to suspend the country’s carbon tax after experiencing pressure from fossil fuel lobbies.

The Conversation

Sam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It takes a lot of energy to train a human’

Altman said data centers have moved past water-intensive cooling, but 56% globally still use evaporative systems.

Fortune

Slovakia halts emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine amid oil delivery dispute

Slovakia has cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine in an escalation of an oil delivery dispute

The Independent UK

Bomb Cyclone explained: Why this powerful winter storm is paralysing the US

Heavy snow and strong winds are pushing across the northeastern United States as a powerful winter storm intensifies offshore. Forecasters say the system now meets the definition of a bomb cyclone after a rapid drop in central pressure over 24 hours. Blizzard warnings are in place for major cities along…

The Times of India

New datacentres risk doubling Great Britain’s electricity use, regulator says

Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demand

The Guardian - UK

How do solar panels actually work for producing electricity in your home?

Solar panels can help cut your energy bills – here’s how they generate power, what happens to the electricity you don’t use, and how UK weather affects output

The Independent UK

How do oil-filled radiators actually work? This is what the pros told me, including how long they stay warm after they’ve been switched off

This is what the pros told me, including how long they stay warm after they’ve been switched off

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Fire Marshals Warn: This Common Greenhouse Setup Is a Major Risk

Across the country, fire marshals continue to flag one setup that shows up again and again in post-fire investigations: small greenhouses packed with portable electric heaters, daisy-chained extension cords, and high-wattage grow lights all running at once. Gardeners chase warmth and light for their plants, but many overlook the simple…

Euronews

Hungary blocks adoption of EU sanctions package until transit oil supplies resume

No EU loans can be handed to Ukraine until oil deliveries to Hungary are resumed, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting with the Energy Security Council.

The Guardian - UK

High energy prices threaten UK’s status as manufacturing power, business groups say

CBI and Energy UK report finds 40% of firms have cut investment as electricity costs remain far above pre-Ukraine levels

The Independent UK

Ofgem price cap – what is happening to my energy bill?

Changes following a promised £150 average cut to domestic bills mean households should become familiar with how much they pay per unit of energy.

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Slovakia's Fico threatens to cut off electricity supply to Ukraine unless Russian oil flows resume

Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he will to cut off his country's emergency electricity supply to Ukraine unless Kyiv resumes pumping Russian oil to Slovakia.

MarketBeat

3 Under-the-Radar AI Infrastructure Stocks Powering the Next Buildout

Find three under-the-radar AI infrastructure stocks tied to data center buildouts—land, electricity, and water rights—plus dividends and timelines.

The Guardian - UK

England bet on Pollock spark against Ireland to reignite Six Nations charge

Steve Borthwick needs a charge of electricity after England’s power cut in Scotland and the 21-year-old forward could fire up a title challenge

The Independent UK

How organisers made clean energy a priority at the Winter Olympics

Concerns have been raised by Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin about the impact of global warming on the world’s glaciers

Fortune

Voter fury and the American energy ‘paradox’: Higher utility bills, record oil and gas production—and 45% of the world’s data centers

Electricity prices are soaring by as much as 267% in some areas of the U.S., and voters are noticing.

The Independent UK

How extreme cold is affecting Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll

A new AP-NORC poll shows more Americans say extreme cold has affected their lives after frigid weather engulfed much of North America at the beginning of 2026

The Guardian - UK

Hinkley Point C nuclear plant delayed to 2030 as costs climb to £35bn

French utility company EDF says operations in Somerset will start a year later as delay costs firm €2.5bn

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