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What's a grid, anyway? Making sense of the complex beast that is Australia's electricity network

News about the energy crisis engulfing Australia’s east coast seems inescapable. Terms such as “grid”, the “National Electricity Market” and “transmission” are being tossed around alongside the frightening prospect of soaring power bills – but what does it all mean?

The Conversation

Power prices across Tasmania to increase by about $200 per year

Tasmanians' energy bills are set to rise by almost 12 per cent from July 1, equating to roughly $200 per household per year.

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NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean granted temporary emergency powers to force coal to electricity generators

NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean says the temporary powers are part of a "toolkit" in case he needs to act to secure the state's energy supply.

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Tasmania power prices set for big jump

Power prices in Tasmania will increase by almost 12 per cent, forcing the state government to expand concessions.

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Sydney news: NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean granted emergency powers to direct coal to fuel electricity generators

MORNING BRIEFING: The powers, which the NSW Governor granted to Matt Kean on Thursday night, are understand to have been sought as a "precautionary measure" to ensure the state's electricity supply.

ABC News

We cannot fix the energy market until we know what we are building

The National Electricity Market was originally designed to make Australia’s energy system more resilient – and therefore cheaper – by connecting the

The New Daily

How climate change is turning remote Indigenous houses into dangerous hot boxes

In remote Indigenous communities that are already very hot and socioeconomically disadvantaged, climate change is driving inequities even further.

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‘We do not want this’: Texas town group protests Riot Blockchain’s Bitcoin mining facility

Jackie Sawicky, 42, was scrolling Facebook in late April when she saw a video about a surprise economic development announcement by the city of Corsicana, Texas. Intrigued, she clicked to watch.

Tribune News Service

Energy supply sufficient for weekend: AEMO

Supply issues facing Australia's electricity market have improved, with the market operator saying demand will be able to be met this weekend.

AAP

'Unlimited resource': NZ's offshore energy revolution

An energy revolution is just taking off in New Zealand, with offshore wind potentially doubling our renewable electricity output in just a few decades.

Newsroom.co.nz

One key change called for as Ireland reaches new record of households living in 'energy poverty'

The study shows that from January 2021 to April 2022 the cost of running a household has increased by around €21 per week.

Irish Mirror

Quentin Willson: Policies should enable electrification for the many, not the few

Original Top Gear presenter and founder of the FairCharge campaign argues that VAT needs to be cut ‒ now! ‒ on electricity for public car chargers

Evening Standard

The ultimate electric car jargon buster - from AC Charging to Zero Emissions

Do you know the difference between an EREV, an FCEV and a HEV (hint: they’re all types of electric vehicle)? Never fear, our A-Z glossary is here to help

Evening Standard

Japan to establish infectious disease agency

The government plans to establish a Cabinet infectious disease crisis management agency to strengthen the nation's response, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday.

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Iraq Begins Setting Up Electricity Links with Saudi Arabia

Iraq's Electricity Ministry has begun establishing interconnection stations with Saudi Arabia and determining transmission paths. The ministry announced that 88 percent of the interconnection lines with the Gulf countries have been completed. Iraq’s efforts come to alleviate the severe shortage of energy supply, which has paralyzed the country’s development and…

The Canberra Times

ACT electricity alert eased with blackout risk downgraded

ACT electricity alert eased with blackouts unlikely on Thursday evening

The Guardian - AU

Energy markets tipped to return to normal as NSW granted emergency powers to secure coal supplies

End of cold snap and return of more coal-fired power plants to ease pressure that caused national electricity market suspension

The New Daily

States take reform push to new take on national cabinet

State premiers will be looking to Anthony Albanese for major reforms, particularly in energy and health, when they convene at the First Ministers Meeting.

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South Australian manufacturer InterCast and Forge forced to turn off lights and stand down staff after energy market 'failure'

A South Australian manufacturing business reliant on wholesale electricity labels the national electricity market a "failure" after standing down 170 employees due to unaffordable operating costs.

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The Loop: Electricity issues persist, markets brace for higher interest rates, and a first look at Ryan Gosling as Barbie's boyfriend Ken

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The Conversation

Want a solution for the energy crisis gripping Australia's east? Look west

You can thank Margaret Thatcher for the gas supply crunch Australia’s east coast has been plunged into. As UK prime minister, Thatcher led the charge to kick the government out of the economy and allow the market to rule. In Australia, governments took up the idea with enthusiasm through deregulation…

The Conversation

5 policy decisions from recent history that led to today's energy crisis

If you aren’t a long-term energy policy news junkie, you’d be forgiven for thinking today’s crisis arrived fairly suddenly.

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After a turbulent week, what's next in Australia's east coast power crisis? And what's happening with the blackout threat?

Australia's energy operator made a massive move on Wednesday, and that's keeping blackouts at bay — for now. So how did we get here? And what's coming next?

The Guardian - UK

‘It was worse than hell’: life in Mariupol under Russian occupation

Around 90,000 Ukrainians remain in the city with little access to electricity, phone, internet, water or healthcare

The Canberra Times

Is the ACT going to be hit by the energy crisis? What's it all mean?

Will the ACT be spared the energy debacle?

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