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EU assesses new electricity plan in wake of energy crisis

The European Union is working on a thorough reform of its electricity market to shield citizens from sudden price spikes, speed up the use of renewable energy sources and make the bloc more independent in an increasingly unstable world

The Independent UK

Residents slam '£5,000' service charges in building where 'electricity use rises by fifth every year'

Residents living in the Lumiere building, on City Road East, say the situation is 'super worrying'

Manchester Evening News

Sunak ‘understands’ energy bill worries despite cost of heating his private pool

PM responds to news he will pay tens of thousands for local electricity grid upgrade to meet power demands

The Guardian - UK

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World-first flexible export limits are coming to rooftop solar. Here's how they work

Australia is embarking on a world-first rollout of flexible export limits for rooftop solar to overcome the problem of network congestion. Here's how they work — and whether you might save.

ABC News

Rishi Sunak shrugs off criticism of his new private swimming pool

Heating the 40ft pool reportedly requires so much energy, the local electricity network has had to be upgraded to cope

Evening Standard

Sunak shrugs off criticism of his new private swimming pool

Heating the 40ft pool reportedly requires so much energy, the local electricity network has had to be upgraded to cope.

The Independent UK

How could Texas spend its record $32.7 billion surplus?

If Texas’ budget surplus were distributed directly to Texans, it could pay for 12 years of school lunches, seven months of rent or 11,000 miles of travel. Here’s how to put the big number into perspective.

The Texas Tribune

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Editorial: California should tap its growing fleet of EVs to prevent blackouts

Between ferocious heat that pushed California’s electrical grid to the brink and winter storms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people, it has become increasingly clear we need backup sources of power to keep the lights on.

Los Angeles Times

'Cold comfort' for households with energy prices rising

Electricity prices will be considerably lower than originally predicted but the energy minister says this is cold comfort for households battling rising costs.

AAP

Rishi Sunak ‘pays to upgrade electricity grid to heat his private pool’

PM had local network expanded to accommodate heated pool at his Yorkshire manor house

The Independent UK

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Newsroom.co.nz

Rishi Sunak has electricity grid upgraded to heat his private pool

PM will pick up cost of upgrade work in North Yorkshire, and no suggestion he received preferential treatment

The Guardian - UK

How much does it cost to run a boiling water tap — and how much electricity do they use?

We calculated the cost of running a boiling water tap to see if the investment pays off

Ideal Home

Nottinghamshire dad frustrated as building work leaves him paying thousands in electricity bills

He claims he has paid more than £2,000 in electricity bills over the last six months

Nottingham Post

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Bangkok Post

Dark summer nights: India faces high risk of outages

India faces a high risk of nighttime power cuts this summer and in coming years, as delays in adding new coal-fired and hydropower capacity could limit the country's ability to address surging electricity demand when solar energy is not available.

Bangkok Post

Public to ponder power tariff options

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is gathering public opinion on its proposal for a single power tariff rate, which would make electricity bills cheaper for businesses but slightly more expensive for households.

Bangkok Post

Public feedback sought on power tariffs

Birmingham Post

The farming estate developing a pioneering scheme to capture and bury CO2 as solid carbon

Pilot scheme to make renewable heat, electricity and biochar – reverse coal – which can be buried safely underground

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The Independent UK

Scientists discover how to make electricity ‘out of thin air’

Huc enzyme means ‘sky is quite literally the limit for using it to produce clean energy,’ researchers say

The Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and senators unveil package of bills aimed at improving Texas’ power grid

The bills would allow the state to hire companies to build emergency gas-fueled power plants, among other ideas for swinging the state’s power balance away from wind and solar.

Bangkok Post

Pricey power bills expected to ease

Electricity bills are expected to decline from May to August as the fuel tariff (Ft) dips following a decrease in the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG), says Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.

Bangkok Post

Huge renewable scheme up for auction

Energy officials are preparing to organise a new auction for a 3.66-gigawatt renewable power scheme to increase clean energy usage in Thailand, says the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC).

Al Jazeera

Lebanon government failing to uphold ‘right to electricity’: HRW

Human Rights Watch says Lebanon’s electricity crisis has exacerbated poverty and inequality.

The Independent UK

Rights group says Lebanon electricity crisis deepens poverty

Human Rights Watch says many middle and working class families in Lebanon have been forced to spend most of their monthly income to pay shady neighborhood businessmen running private generators

Liverpool Echo

'I was slapped with a massive electricity bill and now I'm moving back home'

The 27-year-old says she would need a fourth job to cover the cost of living

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