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Every one-off DWP payment the government is sending out in March 2023

Several cash boosts are to be dished out to eligible people this month amid cost of living crisis

Nottingham Post · Mar 2, 2023

UK renewables generated more electricity than gas this winter

Analysts say this new kind of energy supply displaced more than a third of the UK’s entire annual gas demand

Wales Online · Mar 2, 2023

FTI anticipates lower May power tariff

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects the new mid-year power tariff, which is used to calculate electricity bills, to not exceed 5 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) following a drop in liquefied national gas (LNG) prices.

Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2023

Huge power cut hits more than 1,400 properties in Stockport - full list of postcodes affected

Homes and businesses in the SK4 area have been left without electricity

Manchester Evening News · Mar 1, 2023

What are transmission fees and why is Scotland charged so much?

IT is one of the biggest controversies of the energy crisis that electrictiy generators in Scotland pay significantly more in transmission…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 1, 2023

Why does Scotland pay more for its energy than England?

AN energy expert has said that an “outdated” system is the reason Scotland feels the brunt of rising bills more than the rest of the UK.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 1, 2023

Energy suppliers need to be ‘ready’ to pass on cuts to consumers, says Shapps

The Energy Secretary wants the UK to have cheaper wholesale electricity and have some of the cheapest in Europe

Wales Online · Mar 1, 2023

UK efforts to deal with energy crisis ‘raise risk of missing net zero target’

Absence of long-term plan could deter investors or lead them to increase prices, says National Audit Office

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

DTE Energy, Consumers Energy face power-outage challenges

Experts say changing and increasingly severe weather patterns and an electric infrastructure designed for a different time and climate can be blamed on power outages that left more than 800,000 Michigan homes and businesses in the dark over several days

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Cabinet OK's bills to extend life span of N-reactors

The Cabinet agreed on a package of bills Tuesday to allow nuclear reactors to operate beyond their current 60-year limit, marking a major shift in government policy since the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 28, 2023