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Warning to households with smart meter as you can be paid to reduce electricity

Previously only approved suppliers could offer access to the money-back scheme, but now you can join up no matter who you are with.

Daily Record · Feb 14, 2023

Why you shouldn’t fall for these videos of electrically charged stones from the DRC

Did someone really discover rocks capable of generating electricity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)? That’s what some people have been claiming after seeing two videos that have been circulating on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp since January 21, 2023. However, our team spoke to several geologists who cast…

France 24 · Feb 14, 2023

Uswitch customers can now earn money from saving electricity

Uswitch is allowing billpayers to benefit from the money-saving scheme regardless of who their supplier is

Manchester Evening News · Feb 14, 2023

Officials mull new power tariff rate

Energy officials may keep the power tariff, which determines electricity bills, unchanged or trim the rate at its next adjustment as gas prices have become less aggressive.

Bangkok Post · Feb 13, 2023

Govt to freeze or lower power tariff as gas prices ease

Energy officials may keep the power tariff, which determines electricity bills, unchanged or trim the rate at its next adjustment as gas prices have eased in recent weeks.

Bangkok Post · Feb 13, 2023

Eligibility for new £200 energy bill payment for off-grid households due discount by end of this month

The UK Government is using a specific system to identify eligible households using oil, coal, LPG and biomass to heat their homes.

Daily Record · Feb 13, 2023

Work continues to power up flood-affected SA

SA Power Networks says it's continuing to work to restore electricity supplies to those homes, businesses and irrigators hit by flooding along the Murray River.

AAP · Feb 13, 2023

Energy Australia fined $1.5 million after 2018 workplace death at Yallourn Power Station

The family of a Yallourn Power Station worker killed while performing routine maintenance in 2018 labels WorkSafe Victoria's initial decision not to prosecute Energy Australia as "cruel".

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

South Sudan's oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people?

South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains to regional energy and water politics.

The Conversation · Feb 12, 2023

When are energy bills going up? Everything you need to know before huge rise

The Energy Price Guarantee was introduced in October last year, and since then a typical household energy bill, for both gas and electricity, has been set at £2,500

Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023