The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Simple switch to LED bulbs could save you up to £400 every year

The easiest way to cut down on lighting costs is to ditch your traditional bulbs in favour of energy-efficient models

Chronicle Live · Nov 4, 2022

Qld residents assured on power supply

One of Queensland's newest coal power stations is slowly bringing half its generation units back online after a series of equipment failures this week.

AAP · Nov 4, 2022

Reserve Bank predicts inflation to peak at 8% – the highest rate since 1990

Interest rates will likely continue to rise to subdue inflation, bank’s quarterly statement says

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development is a key issue for African countries. Energy production and use is the single biggest contributor to global warming, accounting for roughly two-thirds of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, electricity use and access are strongly correlated with economic development.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

Renewable energy could get Togo to its goals: experts identify what's in the way

Togo is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita gross domestic product of US$644. Most of the population depend on subsistence agriculture. Over 56% live in rural areas and many lack basic services such as healthcare, education and safe drinking water.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

Saudi Arabia to Produce 10GW of Wind Energy in Egypt

Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of a 10 gigawatt wind electric power project in Egypt. The MoU was signed between Saudi ACWA power company and Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company. The Saudi Press Agency…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 3, 2022

Dublin home switches on 16,000 lights for charity - but needs sponsors for electricity bills

David Doyle has been lighting up his home for the past 30 years to raise money for important charities

Dublin Live · Nov 3, 2022

GMB divides viewers as guests debate whether to turn on Christmas lights

‘I don’t think while people are struggling to put electricity into their homes, [that] we should have Christmas lights this year,’ comedian Ava Vidal said

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

£150 Warm Home Discount opens for British Gas, EDF, Octopus and Shell energy customers in Scotland

Households on certain means-tested benefits may need to apply for the energy bill help this winter.

Daily Record · Nov 3, 2022

British Gas joins Octopus Energy and Ovo Energy by paying families for cutting down on their electricity usage

UK's biggest supplier joins Octopus and Ovo to offer incentives to homes which cut back energy consumption during busy times

Chronicle Live · Nov 3, 2022