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Ukraine's power grid sustains record damage in Russian strikes, utility says

Over 1.4 million households have lost electricity after repeated Russian air raids, the president's office says. Ukraine's power utility says the extent of the damage eclipses earlier attacks.

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More than two million UK households are in debt on their electricity bills

People are already unplugging fridges, washing clothes by hand and skipping meals – with worse to come this winter, Citizens Advice warns

The Guardian - UK

From going to the office to the cinema: creative ways to save on energy bills

You can wrap up and turn the heating down, but could you also make savings by going out?

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‘Tedious and horrible’: What life was like during the 1970s blackouts as UK warned of winter switch offs

As the National Grid warns Britons could face blackouts due to the energy crisis we look back at the last time the country was plunged into darkness

The Independent UK

French climate activists target store lights in Paris night raids

Paris climate activists have found a new way to get across their message against energy waste in the City of Light -- switching off store signs and advertising screens that are kept on all night even though the government has urged people to cut back electricity use.

Radio France Internationale

Saudi Minister of Energy Meets Indian Officials in New Delhi

Saudi Minister of Energy and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Economy and Investment in the Saudi-Indian Strategic Partnership Council arrived in India on Friday. During the visit, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held meetings with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Minister of Petroleum Hardeep Singh,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Leeds restaurant boss 'scared' as electricity bill quadruples to £7,000 a month

The manager of Tharavadu said customers 'wouldn't believe it'

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NT's Blacktip gas field production drops, forcing shutdown of Northern Gas Pipeline

Production from the offshore field which supplies gas for the Top End's electricity generation has decreased by nearly 50 per cent this year.

ABC News

Daniel Andrews plans to revive the State Electricity Commission. What will it mean for Victoria’s power?

A move to bring back the publicly owned SEC shows governments are not confident the private sector can decarbonise quickly enough, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Can the Hoover Dam survive the drought?

Glen Canyon and the Hoover Dam are “not the whole story"

Salon

Air fryers and pressure cookers: how you can save money on your cooking bills

If you look carefully at the energy vampires in any house, there’s one common denominator: heat. This means cooking can be among your biggest costs, along with electric heaters and warming water for washing and radiators. So what are the most effective things you can do in the kitchen to…

The Conversation

Kyiv hospital staff and new mums hatch blackout plans

As the Ukrainian capital braces for power blackouts after Russia rained missiles on the country's electricity infrastructure, patients and staff at one Kiyv hospital are putting a brave face on the situation.

Reuters

Big Brother winner Luke Anderson thought eye-watering electricity bill for his bakery was a typo

The reality TV star’s Welsh bakery business is feeling the pinch due due to soaring food and energy prices

Evening Standard

No traffic lights, no street lights: What to expect in a winter blackout

The National Grid warned there could be blackouts on ‘very very cold winter days’

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Daily Record

New Warm Home Discount update provides details on who may need to claim £150 energy help

Letters will be sent out to households advising who will get the help automatically and who needs to make a claim.

Daily Mirror

Fish and chip shop owner working in dark as electricity bill hits £1,000 a month

Amy Anemoni said last year the chippy's electricity bill was £150, but it has now risen to £1,000 per month. She said she always switches off the lights whenever she can and works in the dark

Daily Record

National Grid to offer £100 energy discount for using washing machine at night

Homes and businesses are set to be offered a bigger incentive for using electricity outside of peak hours.

Daily Mirror

Big Brother winner fears for his bakery after sky-high £1,600 electricity bill

Big Brother winner Luke Anderson's bakery business is feeling the pinch due to eye-watering electricity prices soaring

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Man living without electricity leaves £250,000 fortune to 31 mystery relatives

Richard Ticehurst, 70, was sadly found dead in his dilapidated terraced house in Eastbourne, East Sussex last February - he didn't have will and little was known about this family

The Guardian - AU

EnergyAustralia latest to be hit by cyber-attack as details of hundreds of customers exposed

Electricity company says attack accessed information on 323 customers but ‘no evidence’ data was transferred elsewhere

Wales Online

Big Brother winner now struggling to pay the electricity bill at his Welsh bakery

2012 winner Luke Anderson has seen bills rise from £400 a month to £1,600

The Conversation

Not keeping up with the Joneses: the one factor that makes us less likely to emulate our neighbours on climate action

About 30% of Australian homes have rooftop solar panels installed – the highest uptake of any nation. Their popularity has been helped along by government subsidies that reduce the upfront costs of the technology.

Wales Online

National Grid to give households bigger discounts for off-peak electricity use

Households will be paid a bigger incentive of £3 per kilowatt hour instead of 52p, if they avoid high energy use at peak times

ABC News

Australia's biggest electricity system 'on life support' as states take control of the energy transition

Top energy expert says the country's biggest electricity market is dying as state and federal governments take control of renewable energy switch.

Manchester Evening News

Aldi shoppers rush to get £25 microwave and kettle Special Buy that uses ZERO electricity

"Highly recommend beautiful set well worth the money really good quality."

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