The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Expect the RBA to go easy on interest rate hikes from now on – we can't afford rates to climb as steeply as the market expects

By lifting its cash rate by 0.5 points, from 0.35% to 0.85%, the Reserve Bank has added about another $120 per month in payments for a A$500,000 mortgage.

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2022

Solar panels likely for 14.5m-plus buildings

KOLKATA: The civic body is planning to rope in the electricity department to keep tabs on the installation of solar panels on the roofs of all multi-storey buildings, which include G+IV structures. At present, KMC building rules (147) makes it mandatory for promoters to keep provision for solar panels at…

The Times of India · Jun 7, 2022

Firms rejig to survive in lean times

Businesses adopted cost reduction, increased productivity, and emphasised environmental standards to cope with the pandemic and global challenges stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war, panellists told the Forbes Thailand 2022 Forum on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 6, 2022

Hunter e-scooter trial can't skate past the issues seen elsewhere

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Newcastle Herald · Jun 5, 2022

No, you aren't automatically saving money by working from home

Working from home may automatically seem like a cheaper solution amid soaring gas prices. But there are a lot of hidden costs involved in remote work.

Fortune · Jun 5, 2022

April Fuel's Day: Explaining Scotland's energy price rises

APRIL 1 is typically a day for humour, but not many in Scotland were laughing at Ofgem's announcement.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2022

Tower of power: new office building to be fully clad in solar panels in Australian first

The $40m ‘solar skin’ building is expected to supply almost all its own electricity, becoming carbon neutral within years

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2022

UK: Electric Car Fast Charging Costs Rise By 21 Percent In Eight Months

The average price of charging an electric car using a public rapid charge point has risen by more than a fifth since September, the RAC claims.

InsideEVs · Jun 4, 2022

Man suffers huge electric shock drilling into mains cable while doing DIY

Casualty understood to have suffered cardiac arrest after incident in front garden

Wales Online · Jun 4, 2022

Energy bills: why are so many smart meters in Britain turning ‘dumb’?

Hundreds of readers tell of lost connectivity as official figures show millions of devices have to be read manually

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022