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Electric car drivers hit by higher prices and lower availability of public chargers

Research reveals that around three quarters of owners are unhappy with the UK’s charging infrastructure

Insider UK

‘There will be more failures’: frustration as Cuba’s infrastructure crumbles

Countrywide blackout after Hurricane Ian was the latest disaster straining Cuba’s already disintegrating infrastructure

The Guardian - US

When Irish households can expect the three €200 energy credits as Government sign off on plans

Domestic electricity customers will receive three instalments of €200 energy credits to help reduce electricity bills over the coming months

Irish Mirror

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Energy Crisis Feared by Europe Long a Reality in Iraq

Europe may fear an energy crisis over the coming winter, but for Iraqis an unstable power supply and frequent blackouts have been a reality during decades of war and turmoil. The Middle Eastern country is rich in oil, but endemic corruption and devastating conflict have taken a heavy toll on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ireland could face electricity shortages and are 'at mercy' of UK Government

In the middle of a cost of living crisis in both the UK and Ireland, any blackouts would be a devastating blow

Irish Mirror

Wave energy machines on Australian south coast would slash renewable energy costs, CSIRO says

Report commissioned by Wave Swell Energy says the machines would make a future clean electricity grid more stable and more reliable

The Guardian - AU

Energy networks garnered $10bn in ‘supernormal’ profits from consumers in eastern Australia

The rate of profit was 67% above what would be considered ‘normal’, analysis of 18 providers over nine years found

The Guardian - AU

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Aussies pay '$10b' too much on power bills

Already facing hefty power bills, Australians could be out of pocket for billions of dollars more without an urgent fix to charges for using poles and wires.

AAP

Cost of living: Easy shower tip only takes minutes and could save Irish families hundreds a year

With the cost of electricity and gas increasing worldwide, hard hit families are feeling the crunch

Dublin Live

Bangladesh plunged into darkness by national grid failure

Large swathes of Bangladesh were left without electricity on Tuesday after a grid failure, a government official said, adding that authorities were working to gradually restore power supply in the country of 168 million people.

Reuters

Delhi L-G orders probe in AAP's free power scheme; Kejriwal links it to Gujarat polls

Sisodia said the L-G has no power to issue orders on any matters concerning the Delhi Government except for land, police, and law and order

The Hindu

Worst household items to leave on standby during the cost of living crisis

With the energy price guarantee now in effect, households across Scotland and the UK are looking for ways to save on energy bills — including switching off energy-draining appliances

Glasgow Live

The five worst appliances for draining electricity when you're not using them

There are some good tips in here to save some easy cash

Wales Online

Cost of living: Choosing between bread and phone data in S Africa

In the world’s most unequal country, a factory worker tries to make ends meet and raise awareness about workers’ rights.

Al Jazeera

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Reuters

Grim winter looms as wartime Ukraine braces for infrastructure attacks

In an abandoned tower block damaged by Russian shelling in Ukraine's second city, Olga Kobzar plans to tough out winter for as long as she can without electricity, water and central heating by lighting the gas stove in her kitchen for warmth.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Crypto's Big 'Merge' is Causing Big Headaches

The biggest software upgrade in the short history of crypto has fulfilled its promise to wipe out more than 99 percent of the electricity used by the second-biggest cryptocurrency, experts have told AFP. That is no mean feat, given that the Ethereum blockchain was burning through about as much electricity…

ABC News

Failed Griffin Coal mine owes close to $1.5 billion to creditors as WA electricity grid woes loom

The failed coal mine in Collie, 200km south of Perth, owes close to $1.5 billion to creditors, with the banks urged to "come clean" on their losses to avoid a potential disaster in WA’s biggest electricity grid.

The Conversation

How to ensure the world's largest pumped-hydro dam isn't a disaster for Queensland's environment

To quit coal and move to renewables, we need large-scale energy storage. That’s where pumped hydro comes in. Queensland’s ambitious new plan involves shifting from a coal-dominated electricity grid to 80% renewables within 13 years, using 22 gigawatts of new wind and solar. The plan relies on two massive new…

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The Independent UK

In Ian's wake, Florida residents brave a slow wait for power

Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian smashed into Florida and left carved a path of destruction that reached into the Carolinas, more than half a million statewide residents are facing another day without electricity

AAP

Telstra dials up wind power generation

Wind power in Queensland will be bankrolled by Telstra as the telecommunications giant aims to be 100 per cent powered by renewable electricity by 2025.

Bangkok Post

Gulf kicks off Chon Buri gas-fired plant

SET-listed Gulf Energy Development, Thailand's biggest private power producer by market value, continues to ramp up growth of its energy business by selling electricity from its newly built gas-fired power generation unit in Chon Buri.

Liverpool Echo

Ofgem warns UK faces 'significant risk' of gas shortage this winter

A "gas supply emergency" is when energy firms cannot supply enough of the resource to meet demand

Newsroom.co.nz

Net Zero: The Road to 2050 – How your home can save the planet

Our houses are contributing big time to climate change. But they could also be part of the solution.

The Guardian - UK

‘Significant risk’ of winter gas shortages in Great Britain, warns Ofgem

Electricity-producing firms ask regulator to change rules that could penalise them if gas supplies run out

Belfast Live

Cost of Living: Payments available in Northern Ireland

The payments available and if you are eligible

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