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Electricity bills for businesses are likely to become less expensive around mid-year as factors that earlier drove up energy costs are losing steam, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post

Vacant dwellings: Thousands of homes lying vacant across Ireland as electricity data reveals extent of issue

The vacancy rate for rural areas was more than double the rate in urban areas

Irish Mirror

Paying smart meter owners to use less electricity may harm poor people’s health

Letter: Steve Thomas fears some will boost their income at the expense of their health – using the money to eat instead of heat

The Guardian - UK

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You could be owed an electricity bill refund from ESB after being overcharged for 12 years

It emerged the move, which residential customers were not made aware of, was put in place as a result of the financial crash to help big businesses

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar doesn't want to 'raise expectations' on cost of living measures

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said support for electricity bills may not be needed as 'prices have fallen'

Dublin Live

There's a €580 payment a lot of people don't know they're entitled to - here's how to check

Just one person per household is entitled to claim the package, but anyone aged 70 or over qualifies for it

Irish Mirror

AAP setting agenda for Karnataka assembly polls, will fight all 224 seats: Atishi

BENGALURU: Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Tuesday said her party is setting the agenda for the upcoming Karnataka assembly election with BJP promising 'Namma Clinic' on the lines of Delhi's Mohalla Clinics and Congress promising 200 units of free electricity as has been implemented in the national capital.

The Times of India

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Huge crowds march across France, raising pressure against Macron's pension reform

Huge crowds marched across France on Tuesday to say "non" to President Emmanuel Macron's plan to make people work longer before retirement, with pressure in the streets intensifying against a government that says it will stand its ground.

Reuters

X-57: Nasa’s electric plane is preparing to fly – here’s how it advances emissions–free aviation

The experimental airplane X-57, developed by Nasa, is due to fly for the first time this year. It has an impressive 14 propellers along its wings and is powered entirely by electricity. This sounds great considering we have to get off fossil fuels yet our demand for aviation is growing.…

The Conversation

Warning strong winds may impact northern Scotland's electricity supply

SCOTTISH and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has issued a weather warning which could affect electricity networks in northern Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Households that use these two electrical appliances in evening may face sky high bills

Eoin Clarke, Energy Expert at Switcher.ie has warned that using the washing machine and dishwasher between 5pm and 7pm can lead to soaring bills

Dublin Live

'I'm a plumber and there's one simple thing you can do in your hot press to save on electricity bill'

He shared a money-saving tip regarding the heating system’s pressure

Irish Mirror

Hundreds of homes without electricity after power cut

Engineers have been called out to fix the power outage

Liverpool Echo

You could get sky high electricity bill if you use these two appliances between 5pm and 7pm

There is a warning for billpayers switching to a smart tariff that could see them facing even higher bills

Irish Mirror

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Dublin Live

Fears grow that electricity credits will stop despite possible cold snap

Minister Eamon Ryan said the Government will decide 'in the next few weeks' whether or not to extend credits into next winter

AAP

OZ Minerals warns of higher power costs

OZ Minerals has reported record copper production in the December quarter, but expects its electricity costs to be higher this year.

The Guardian - UK

The gas-fired plants tasked with keeping UK lights on – but at what cost?

The plants are meant to be a backstop, but their profits and exemption from windfall tax are controversial in an energy crisis

The Independent UK

WFH in a warzone: What it’s like to work in Ukraine amid relentless Russian attacks

Employees who work online have adapted their routines – but the fear of destruction and news blackouts are harder to deal with

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Dublin Live

Social welfare Ireland: Thousands qualify for annual €580 payment to help with bills

The Household Benefits Package is a huge help to thousands of homes around the country

Bangkok Post

Promises of 'fair' energy

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon has caused a big splash in politics with his two "open letters", adding some colour to predictable Thai politics.

Bangkok Post

Subsidence spurs checks on India's hydro push

Posters urging "NTPC Go Back" have appeared in Joshimath, a subsiding Indian Himalayan town where roads are cracking and houses crumbling -- a crisis locals blame largely on a hydropower project led by India's biggest electricity producer NTPC.

France 24

‘Robin Hood’ energy strikers give free power to French schools, hospitals, low-income homes

Amid national strikes in the energy sector, some workers in France have found a novel way to protest. On Thursday, "Robin Hood" operations – unauthorised by the government – provided free gas and electricity to schools, universities, and low-income households throughout the country.

The Independent UK

Study: Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shift

The world is trying to switch from electricity produced by burning fossil fuels to cleaner wind and solar power, but some people have worried that there aren't enough rare earth minerals to make the green electricity switch

Nottingham Post

Full list of one-off DWP payments government is handing out in February 2023

Support will be paid out to help with the cost of living crisis over the coming weeks

Irish Mirror

Thousands of Irish people will get electricity bill for free this month after two cash boosts

The two payments will add €250 to thousands of accounts across the country

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