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‘We’re in trouble’: Electric rates in Texas have surged over 70% as summer kicks in

There’s no escaping rising oil prices. They’ve driven up the cost of gasoline, and the higher expense registers every time people fill up the tank.

Tribune News Service

Headteacher shocked as school's electricity bill set to rise to £150,000

Niall Smith, 51, said the electricity at Southborough High School, Surbiton, in Greater London cost £55,000 this academic year but the bill for the following school year will more than double that

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson rules out windfall tax on electricity firms

Ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak had mooted tax similar to energy profits levy on North Sea oil and gas

The Guardian - UK

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Amid heat, power grid operator asks Texans to conserve electricity on Monday afternoon

The operator of the major power grid in Texas asked people in the state to conserve electricity on Monday during a period when it expects a record high demand.

Tribune News Service

Study Claims GMC Hummer EV Pollutes More Than Chevrolet Malibu

ACEEE calculated that the electric pickup emits 341 grams of CO2 per mile when accounting for emissions from the US electric grid.

InsideEVs

Saudi Industrial Production Index up 24% in May

The Saudi industrial production index (IPI) increased in May by 24 percent compared to the same period last year, according to General Authority for Statistics (Gastat). The IPI continued to show positive growth rates due to the high production in the three sub-sectors mining and quarrying, manufacturing, and electricity and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Electricity likely to get costlier in Delhi

Electricity in the national capital is likely to get costlier with the increase in the Power Purchase Adjustment Charge (PPAC) by around 4 per cent. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Int’l Resolution to Help Syrians. Is a Russian-American Settlement Possible?

Last-gasp negotiations are underway to salvage the international resolution that allows cross-border aid to reach Syria. Russia had last week vetoed the extension of the resolution when it was put to a vote at the United Nations Security Council. The resolution expired on Sunday. What is the resolution? Issued in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand

The state’s grid operator asked that Texans voluntarily reduce their power use on Monday as the blistering heat continues — and said no rolling blackouts are expected this week.

The Texas Tribune

Multi-millionaire once lived in caravan with no electricity or water

Steve Morgan's millionaire lifestyle is world's away from the two paper rounds he cycled every morning before school while growing up in a caravan

Daily Mirror

More than 650 homes and businesses hit by power cut

Electricity Northwest have apologised for the outage

Manchester Evening News

Scouse millionaire lived in caravan with no electricity or water

Steve Morgan said getting kicked out of school and starting work on a building site was the best thing to happen to him

Liverpool Echo

Balkan activists keep fighting for Europe’s last wild rivers

It took a decade of court battles and street protests, but Balkan activists fighting to protect some of Europe’s last wild rivers have scored an important conservation victory in Bosnia

The Independent UK

Punjab discoms to get loan to clear dues, late fee to be rescheduled

PATIALA: In reference to electricity rules 2022, the discoms can now get loans facility for clearance of outstanding and current dues as REC, a public infrastructure finance company, has formulated a policy for this purpose. Further, for clearance of current dues of supplies, a revolving bill credit facility is also…

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Mumbai: Owner of cake shop loses Rs 2 lakh in cyber fraud

MUMBAI: Owner of a snacks and cake shop in Matunga lost Rs 1.89 lakh to cyber fraudsters who posed as electricity company officials and siphoned off money from his bank account.

The Times of India

Electricity bills to go up 10-20% from this month in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Monthly electricity bills will rise by up to 20% from this month as power utility firms will levy Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC) as approved by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission from June 1.

Daily Mirror

Iconic red phone box with own electricity supply on sale for £45k - but there's a catch

The red phone box, in Kensington, West London, is up for sale by Bid X1 and has been placed on the market at a guide price of £45,000 - with the opportunity to turn it into a quirky business

Manchester Evening News

'We were left freezing for days in storm nightmare - but haven't received a penny in compo due to ridiculous rule'

'The power was off for 66 hours in sub zero temperatures'

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The Guardian - UK

Germany to reactivate coal power plants as Russia curbs gas flow

Parliament approves measures to use mothballed sites to produce electricity and preserve gas supplies

France 24

'We are going to have to make decisions to invest today', says Arancha González Laya

Across Europe, people are being hit by increased food, fuel and electricity bills. Even before the war in Ukraine started, the price of energy was rising. European leaders insist they will not waver in their support to Ukraine. They admit that helping Kyiv will come at a cost to European…

Liverpool Echo

Raid finds 2,000 plant cannabis farm spread over 13 rooms

Three men were arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis and abstracting electricity

The Hindu

Kodagu: No let-up in rain, schools continue to remain shut

Many villages are without electricity since one week following damage to electricity poles

The Canberra Times

Is the life-cycle energy required for renewable energy technologies comparable with their energy generation and will the construction of renewables always emit CO2?

In short, nope.

The Guardian - UK

Price of offshore wind power falls to cheapest ever level in UK

Contract price is nearly 6% lower than previous auction in 2019, which could ease pressure on energy bills

The National (Scotland)

Price of offshore wind power falls to new record low

THE price of offshore wind power has fallen to a new record low, as the UK Government announced 11 gigawatts of winning bids for various renewable…

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