The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Liverpool City Centre plunged into darkness as power cut hits hundreds

Homes and businesses in L1 have no electricity

Liverpool Echo · Jan 19, 2023

The electric car savings gap

A new study says 90% of Americans would save by getting an EV. The other 10%, not so much

Salon · Jan 19, 2023

Trade unions call for more strikes over Macron's pension reform

More than a million people marched through French cities on Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age, with a wave of nationwide strikes halting trains, blocking refineries and curbing power generation.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Manufacturers urged to adopt renewables

Higher power bills will be a key factor awakening businesses in the manufacturing sector to a need to seriously adopt renewable energy to relieve an increase in their production costs, estimated at 4.88% on average, says the Industry Ministry.

Bangkok Post · Jan 18, 2023

Why community batteries could be the next step in the solar power revolution

This year the federal government will begin rolling out 400 community batteries to store excess energy produced by households — an initiative that is expected to prompt an uptick in solar panel purchases.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2023

How to maximise savings from your home solar system and slash your power bills

Soaring electricity prices have made 15% of Aussies think about installing solar panels, a recent survey found. Another 6% were already weighing up the move, on top of the 28% who had panels.

The Conversation · Jan 18, 2023

Hurling legend Henry Shefflin among residents opposing €175 windfarm as group seeks High Court challenge

The Castlebanny wind farm is expected to generate enough clean, green electricity to power the equivalent of around 70,000 homes

Irish Mirror · Jan 18, 2023

Scots firm fined £80,000 after asbestos inspector electrocuted to death

Christopher Earley, 64, had been carrying out an inspection at the Port of Nigg when he was lashed by a high voltage arc of electricity.

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023

Exact dates final €200 electricity credit will be issued to Irish households

The payment will be the last of three €200 instalments announced in Budget 2023

Dublin Live · Jan 18, 2023

Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics?

The Conversation · Jan 18, 2023