The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

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 · Oct 4, 2022

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 · Oct 4, 2022

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 · Oct 4, 2022

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 · Oct 4, 2022

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 · Oct 4, 2022

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.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 4, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 4, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022