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Richer people pay more: California’s dramatic change to electricity bills

Some higher-income residents – who already enjoy subsidies for solar – oppose paying more than low-income households

The Guardian - US

Warning issued as illegal energy 'cost cutting' method could land you with £30,000 fine

Nearly half of electricians and gas engineers have been asked to tamper with electricity or gas meters in the last year - and almost a third have seen evidence of tampering in homes

Daily Mirror

SSE to pay £9.8 million penalty for licence breach

The bid prices it charged the grid to lower output from the Foyers pumped storage power station were too expensive during periods of transmission constraint

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Energy company SSE fined almost £10million for overcharging

An energy giant has been fined almost £10million after an Ofgem investigation found it had overcharged Britain's electricity system operator.

Evening Standard

Energy giant SSE to pay £9.8m penalty for breaching license

Energy giant SSE is to pay a £9.8 million penalty after breaching its generation licence, the industry regulator has announced.

The National (Scotland)

Thailand cuts power to two Myanmar towns

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.

Bangkok Post

Moving Saharan Sunshine to Europe via Undersea Cables

At least a half-dozen projects under consideration would transmit electricity from solar and wind installations in North Africa.

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PEA cuts power to two towns in Myanmar

TAK: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand has cut off the supply of electricity across the Moei river to two border towns in Myanmar where groups of Chinese businessmen have made huge illegal investments, at the request of the Myanmar government, Thai official sources said.

Bangkok Post

Here's exactly how much you will pay for your energy from July 1 after price cap

Exactly how much you pay depends on where you live and the Northern region has some of the lowest rates under the price cap

Chronicle Live

Nat-Gas Prices Gain on a Warmer U.S. Weather Forecast

July Nymex natural gas (NGN23 ) on Monday closed up +0.073 (+3.36%). July nat-gas prices Monday rallied moderately on a warmer U.S. weather forecast, which will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning usage. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said above-normal temperatures are seen across the U.S. southern...

Barchart

Fossil fuels got a boost from lawmakers aiming to fix Texas’ grid, while renewable energy escaped stricter regulations

The bills will give owners of natural gas power plants incentives to build more capacity, but they don’t go as far as originally proposed to change how electricity is created and sold in the Texas market.

The Texas Tribune

Bangladesh power cuts may last two more weeks on fuel shortages

Bangladesh could face power cuts for two more weeks, its power minister said late on Sunday, as higher electricity consumption because of rising temperatures has caused a fuel shortfall for generation plants.

Reuters

Woolworths Group accounts for 1% of electricity used in Australia - what is it doing about it?

Goals, partnerships and innovative thinking - Woolworths Group’s ambitious plan to boost its renewable electricity use

The Guardian - AU

Using electric water heaters to store renewable energy could do the work of 2 million home batteries – and save us billions

Australia’s energy transition is well under way. Some 3 million households have rooftop solar and sales of medium-sized electric cars are surging. But as we work towards fully electric households powered by renewable energy, have we overlooked a key enabling technology, the humble electric water heater?

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The Hindu

Police arrest gang running job racket in Bengaluru

The High Grounds police busted a job racket and arrested a gang of five who were cheating people with fake appointment letters, offering jobs in the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom)

The Hindu

Power bills to be dearer by ₹2.89 per unit for Bescom consumers in June

The electricity tariff for Bescom consumers for June will be up by ₹2.89 per unit, owing to fuel and power purchase cost adjustment, as well as arrears from April.

The Hindu

State govt. must not hike electricity charges again in July: Anbumani

Tamil Nadu government must not hike electricity charges again in July: Anbumani

The Guardian - UK

Disabled children disproportionately affected by UK cost of living crisis

Families who have extra costs because of a child’s disability are going without electricity or heating

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The Texas Tribune

Abbott appointee resigns as chair of power grid regulator

Public Utility Commission chair Peter Lake had spearheaded a plan to help the state’s power grid withstand weather disasters, but the plan lacked support in the Texas Legislature.

Barchart

Nat-Gas Prices Advance on a Broad Rally in Risk Assets

July Nymex natural gas (NGN23 ) on Friday closed up +0.014 (+0.65%). July nat-gas Friday closed moderately higher. The Senate's passage late Thursday of a debt ceiling suspension sparked a rally today in risk assets, including nat-gas. However, gains in nat-gas were limited by the outlook for mild U.S. temperatures,...

The Hindu

Free 200 units power: Consumers await clarity on ambiguities

“How will they determine our average power consumption if we moved into a new house just six months ago?” “What if our rental unit was empty up until four months ago, and now, we have new tenants who are consuming many units of electricity?” Many such questions are being asked…

The Independent UK

‘Zombie’ projects to step aside to allow quicker link-ups to National Grid

National Grid ESO hopes to cut a 15-year backlog by allowing ready-to-connect projects to leapfrog those that are not.

Dynamite News

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah assures to fulfil all 5 poll guarantees in this financial year

Siddaramaiah said that the implementation (of guarantee about 200 units of free electricity) will begin from July 1. Read further on Dynamite News:

Birmingham Post

Inter-connector plans submitted to link Northern Ireland and GB electricity networks

The £700M project will see a cable laid between Northern Ireland and Scotland

The Texas Tribune

Climate proposals withered at the Texas Capitol this year

Proposals to improve energy efficiency failed. Bills that sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Texas were ignored, and legislation to block cities from taking action on climate change passed.

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