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Victorian Liberal and Labor parties sharpen state election pitches ahead of early voting

The Liberal Party urges Victorians to vote for change and a ceiling on the state's debt on November 26, as Labor vows to forge ahead with a major shake-up of the state's energy network if it wins a third term.

ABC News

South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out

South Africa has experienced power shortages with rolling blackouts on an unprecedented scale in 2022. This state of affairs is largely due to technical failures at its ageing fleet of coal power plants.

The Conversation

‘Tedious and horrible’: What life was like during the 1970s blackouts

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

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Hundreds attend cost-of-living protests across Ireland

Over 20 local demonstrations took place to protest soaring costs especially gas and electricity prices

Irish Mirror

Charities face £500,000 shortfall as Christmas light fundraisers scrapped due to costs

Soaring electricity prices combined with the cost of living crisis means many homes won't be lit up this Christmas and the charities could see their donations going down by at least £500,000

Daily Mirror

AGL shareholders will speak this week – and Australia’s energy market will be listening

On show at the company’s AGM may be the final big demonstration of shareholder activism in the nations’s electricity generation space

The Guardian - AU

UP: Electricity Department Opens A Front Against Habitual Criminal, Complains To District Administration For Strict Action Against Criminal

Another video of habitual criminal of Maharajganj district is viral on social media in which he is accusing UP electricity department employees corrupt and bribe seekers causing ripples of anger and exasperation among them. Dynamite News Exclusive:

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'We must fight for our neighbours and communities against grinding poverty'

With Universal Credit too low to cover rising gas and electricity charges and soaring food bills, the safety net for millions of families is not now our welfare state but food banks and charity

Daily Mirror

In need of an energy 'saver'

The government is considering launching a mandatory energy-saving campaign featuring drastic measures amid what appears to be an increasingly bleak energy outlook.

Bangkok Post

Renault Group Sets Up Ampere EV And Software Standalone Unit

Ampere will develop, manufacture and sell fully electric passenger cars featuring software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology under the Renault brand.

InsideEVs

The 'energy saving' heaters which may not actually save you any money as warning issued

Some manufacturers claimed their devices will heat up any room using '30 percent less energy' than other models.

Daily Record

People with British Gas, Octopus, EDF and E.On are being paid not to use electricity

National Grid hopes the new scheme will help avoid blackouts this winter

Manchester Evening News

Energy bills: thousands of UK households in limbo over £400 support

Concerns grow that people relying on communal heating may not receive state discount promised

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Albanese mulls ‘sensible solutions’ to curb soaring electricity prices

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has set a Christmas deadline for a crackdown that he promises will curb soaring electricity prices.

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Wales Online

The energy companies paying up to £100 to use power at off-peak times

The schemes have been set up after National Grid Electricity System Operator said Britain could face three-hour planned power cuts if there is a shortage of gas

Los Angeles Times

California pushes a new plan cutting rooftop solar incentives

California is poised to reduce payments to homes and businesses that go solar for clean electricity they supply to the power grid — a landmark shift in how the state promotes a crucial technology for fighting climate change.

The Independent UK

In Egypt, host of COP27, a small step toward green energy

The Arab world’s most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy

Liverpool Echo

People will be paid not to use electricity to avoid winter blackouts

Octopus Energy is thought to have started to sign up customers to the scheme

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Wales Online

New research reveals the UK has the highest electricity bills in the world

Figure of 19.31 pence per kWh is way above European neighbours

The Independent UK

Dolly Parton opens up about her family’s Christmas traditions and why she always wants a ‘live tree’

‘We didn’t even have electricity for lights on the tree. We had popcorn garland,’ Parton recalled of her Christmas celebrations as a child

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: World Cup host Qatar relies on desalination

World Cup host Qatar is among the world’s most water-stressed countries

Daily Record

Energy company Utilita starts paying customers for using electricity during off peak times

The 'Power Payback' feature is currently being tested by 1,000 customers.

Daily Mirror

Cafe owner 'scared' as electricity bill more than doubles to £14,000 a year

Hill Station Cafe and Bar in south-east London has seen its electricity bill soar from £6,000 to £14,000 per year, leaving managing director Jacqui Shimidzu fearing for its future

Evening Standard

Pressure mounts on energy giants as National Grid’s profits soar 50%

The electricity network operator pledged to raise spending on critical infrastructure to £40 billion by 2026

Inverse

This genetically engineered houseplant does the work of 30 typical plants

A new genetically engineered houseplant requires no electricity to clean the air in your home, boosting plants' natural purification abilities.

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