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'My daughter keeps wasting electricity - I'm tempted to kick her out my house'

A woman has taken to Reddit to seek advice after planning to kick her daughter out of her house because she kept leaving lights and appliances switched on

Daily Mirror

Best home energy monitors so you can stay on top of your electricity use

Another tool in the arsenal to help you lower your energy bills this winter and beyond

Evening Standard

France's electricity grid warns it will strain to deliver this winter

The French electricity grid operator has warned of a high risk of network strain due to ongoing nuclear power plant outages, which could see businesses and households forced to curb usage to avoid outright power cuts.

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Russian strikes force Ukraine to face hours-long power cuts

Ukraine’s electricity grid operator is warning of hours-long power outages as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with renewed artillery and missile attacks that have interrupted supply to as much as 40% of the population at the onset of winter

The Independent UK

‘Biggest challenge of my life’: Kherson’s leaders toil to turn city around

After the euphoria of the Ukrainian city’s recapture, many of its people are living at rock bottom, lacking the basics to survive

The Guardian - UK

Blackouts hit 10 million in Ukraine after Russian strikes

Ukraine president says dozens of missiles knocked out electricity to millions as Kremlin blames failure to negotiate.

Al Jazeera

The cost to run Christmas lights revealed and a trick to cut your electricity bill

A rope light display could cost £510 if put up on December 1 and taken down on December 31.

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UK energy windfall tax: what it is and why it needs to change

The UK government has increased its 25% levy on oil and gas companies – the UK energy profits levy – to 35% from January 2023 as part of its November 17 Autumn statement. The scheme has also been extended by two years to March 2028. Combined with a new 45%…

The Conversation

Wind and solar farms to pay nearly half of windfall profits to Treasury

The windfall tax on renewables, biomass and nuclear power generators will be set at 45%, Jeremy Hunt announced in his autumn statement.

The Independent UK

'I put heating on ONCE a week and family uses torches to save cash on electric'

Dad Chavdar Todorov wanted his family to cut back on their energy usages when they saw their bill more than double in price to £320 a month. He now forces them to wear head torches to save money

Daily Mirror

First draft of Cop27 text: what it says and what it means

Fiona Harvey deciphers the state of progress on addressing the climate crisis at UN talks in Egypt

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor extends energy windfall tax to ‘low carbon’ generators

Jeremy Hunt proposes to raise £14bn by also raising levy to 35% and extending it by two years

The Guardian - UK

Wind farms to pay higher windfall tax than oil rigs, Chancellor reveals

Jeremy Hunt hopes the taxes can raise around £14 billion for the Treasury between them next year

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Daily Record

Five simple tech tweaks to help people working from home keep energy bills down this winter

Making a few changes to your daily work routine to help keep electricity bills down.

Reuters

EU to provide aid to Ukraine over winter before possible hostility flareup

The EU will provide temporary cold-weather shelter, generators and electricity grid-repair kits to Ukraine to help it tide over the winter ahead of a possible flare-up of hostilities in the conflict with Russia, the bloc's crisis management commissioner Janez Lenarcic said on Thursday.

Wales Online

How much your Christmas lights cost to run and a trick to cut the bill in half

Some lights could add £510 to your electricity bill in December

The Independent UK

Russian strikes on Ukraine spotlight Moldova’s energy woes

Massive blackouts that temporarily hit more than a half-dozen cities across Moldova this week have highlighted the impact Russia’s war in Ukraine is having on Europe’s poorest country

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SA navigates over-supply of power

SA has coped with an over-supply of power after the loss of its connection to Victoria left the state unable to export excess renewable energy there.

The National (Scotland)

SSE profits balloon as energy giant makes a killing from gas price boom

ENERGY giant SSE has seen its profits balloon as high electricity prices saw its gas generation arm make a killing a day before the government is…

Daily Record

New Warm Home Discount helpline for people to find out if they are due £150 energy bill discount

We also have a full list of suppliers offering Warm Home Discount to customers this winter.

Reuters

Reactors at Ukrainian nuclear power plants shut down after Russian strikes

Several reactors at two Ukrainian power plants automatically shut down as a result of Russian missile strikes on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that millions of people were left without electricity.

Bangkok Post

Ratch expects 10-15% revenue growth

Ratch Group Plc, Thailand's largest private power producer by capacity, expects revenue to grow by 10-15% next year, mainly driven by its expansion of electricity generation capacity.

The Independent UK

US offshore wind energy industry faces blowback from locals

The offshore wind power energy has ambitious plans for generating electricity for millions of American homes

The Independent UK

‘We will survive,’ says Zelensky despite huge power cuts after Russia fires 100 missiles on Ukraine

Extraordinary wave of strikes reported hours after Zelensky addresses leaders at G20

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