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400,000 Octopus Energy customers took part in challenge to reduce their energy usage on Monday

The average customer was awarded between £1.25 and £2.50 in special points which entitle them to rewards

Wales Online

Octopus Energy customers saved up to £9 as they helped reduce demand

Households across the country were paid to reduce their energy use on Monday night, in the first live session of the Demand Flexibility Service

The Independent UK

Wholesale energy prices, emissions falling

Wholesale electricity prices and carbon emissions dropped in the December quarter as solar and wind displaced coal-fired generation, but prices remain elevated.

AAP

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What you could get paid by your supplier if you cut your energy use this evening

The National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) announced yesterday that it will run its second Demand Flexibility Service (DFS), which will pay people to reduce their electricity consumption, between 4.30pm and 6pm tonight

Daily Mirror

Record levels of renewable energy push demand for electricity from the grid to all-time low for December quarter

Increased output from renewables, with a near-zero fuel cost, also nudged more coal and gas out of the generation market

The Guardian - AU

Exact time National Grid will pay Edinburgh households to switch off electricity tonight

The first live event of the "demand flexibility scheme" happened on Monday night with another scheduled for this evening. But when is it happening and how can you take part?

Edinburgh Live

Pakistanis make light of frequent power blackouts

Pakistan's worst power outage in months became a source of humour for some in the country of 220 million, where an energy network desperately in need of an upgrade can lead to frequent blackouts and electricity rationing.

Reuters

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Greenpeace accuses Treasury of distorting its stance on biomass burning

Briefing notes obtained by FoI reveal minister meeting with Drax CEO was told Greenpeace supported practice

The Guardian - UK

Electricity bill discount for 19m households

The cabinet on Tuesday approved expenditure of 7.5 billion baht to provide discounts on electricity bills from January to April for more than 19 million households, according to a spokesman.

Bangkok Post

'I did these five things and saved €70 a month on my electricity bill without switching providers'

The simple changes can save you real money on your energy bills

Irish Mirror

Exact time National Grid to pay Glasgow homes to turn electricity off for second time this week

Home across the UK - including those living in Glasgow - are set to benefit from a discount for the second time in a bid to avoid blackouts. Here's what you need to know.

Glasgow Live

Exact time National Grid to pay households to turn off electricity for second night

National Grid is launching its money-back scheme for reducing energy consumption during peak hours again on Tuesday.

Daily Record

Pakistan's energy chief defends govt after power outage over

Pakistan’s energy minister is defending the government following a major, daylong power outage that disrupted normal life across the country the previous day

The Independent UK

UK households can get cash for switching electricity off again tonight

The National Grid ESO scheme hopes to reward customers for helping to reduce strain on Britain's electricity supplies

Manchester Evening News

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French bakers unable to earn their crust protest energy price hikes

French bakers on Monday staged an angry march through the streets of Paris to demand the government step up financial support to compensate for hikes in electricity bills and the cost of raw materials such as flour, sugar and butter.

The Independent UK

National Grid will pay Britons to switch off energy for second day running

The grid has had to take unusual measures to ensure stable supply, but experts say it shows the system is working

Chronicle Live

Health conditions which mean you could claim gas and electricity bill support

People in vulnerable groups have been urged to seek support with their gas and electric supplies.

Daily Record

Energy price cap predicted to drop below £3,000 as early as April

Jonathan Brearley, the Chief Exec of Ofgem, gave an optimistic prediction that the cost of energy bills could fall in a few months for customers as wholesale costs of gas and electricity drop.

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Evening Standard

Households to be paid again to slash electricity use as coal plants set on standby

The grid has had to take unusual measures to ensure stable supply, but experts say it shows the system is working

The Independent UK

Households to be paid to cut power use two days in a row as margins remain tight

The grid has had to take unusual measures to ensure stable supply, but experts say it shows the system is working.

The Guardian - UK

National Grid to pay households and businesses to cut electricity use again

Great Britain’s network operator looking to save up to 341MW between 4.30pm-6pm on Tuesday

Wales Online

Households could be paid to slash electricity use for second day in a row

If confirmed, the Tuesday session of the so-called Demand Flexibility Service would come just 24 hours after the first live run today

Evening Standard

Demand Flexibility Service: Households could be paid to slash electricity use for second day in a row

Grid operator says it could call the second ever live run of scheme paying businesses and households to turn off some appliances for an hour or two on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

‘No miracles needed’: Prof Mark Jacobson on how wind, sun and water can power the world

The influential academic says renewables alone can halt climate crisis, with technologies such as carbon capture expensive wastes of time

The Conversation

Power cuts in South Africa are playing havoc with the country's water system

South Africans had to deal with the worst ever series of power cuts in 2022. All in all the country lost a record 205 days of electricity due to constant breakdowns at the coal-fired power plants run by Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility. The plants are old and have not…

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