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UK homes can reduce energy bills by £2,102 by switching off six 'worst offenders'

The prospect of huge home energy bills this winter means most UK households are desperately casting around for ways to reduce how much gas and electricity they use.

Edinburgh Live · Oct 24, 2022

How to save cash on cooking bills using air fryers, pressure cookers, and hobs

One method saved more than £100 a year in tests and it also really matters how you boil an egg

Wales Online · Oct 24, 2022

‘Tedious and horrible’: What life was like during the 1970s blackouts

As the National Grid warns Britons could face blackouts due to the energy crisis we look back at the last time the country was plunged into darkness

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaper

The cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2022

Victoria deserves praise for promising a rapid shift from coal to renewables. Now comes the hard part

Reliability and emissions reduction goals are technically achievable, but cost is a separate question. Governments should be careful what they promise

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2022

France, Turkey hold talks with Russia's defence minister over Ukraine crisis

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held phone calls on Sunday with his French and Turkish counterparts, to discuss the Ukraine crisis, officials said. Meanwhile, residents in the southern Kherson region have been to evacuate, while elsewhere, millions found themselves without electricity due to Russian airstrikes on infrastructure.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 23, 2022

The household appliances you should unplug if there are 3-hour blackouts this winter

Some may face hours on end without electricity should there be a shortage of gas this winter

Irish Mirror · Oct 23, 2022

The household appliances Brits should unplug if there are 3-hour blackouts this winter

The National Grid ESO earlier this month warned Brits may be facing unprecedented three-hour blackouts this winter as power reserves are dwindling due to a shortage of gas

Daily Mirror · Oct 23, 2022

Air fryers and pressure cookers: Do they really save money?

Expert compares the energy saving specs of the different appliances and normal cookers

Wales Online · Oct 23, 2022

Billionaire fires next salvo in AGL stoush

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is rallying shareholders for a larger board at AGL Energy to speed up the leading electricity firm's exit from coal-fired power.

AAP · Oct 23, 2022