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Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts

The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid. That includes investments in grid modernization, energy storage and efforts to protect communities from outages during extreme weather and cyberattacks. Ending these projects leaves Americans vulnerable to more…

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Solar storms have influenced our history – an environmental historian explains how they could also threaten our future

In May 2024, part of the Sun exploded.

The Conversation

Ford's Answer To Higher Electric Rates: A Much Smarter Way To Charge

Ford has a way to store lower-cost electricity in the F-150 Lightning, and it could save some customers up to $500 per year.

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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds

Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

The Guardian - UK

Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study

Renewable energy is often pitched as cheaper to produce than fossil fuel energy. To quantify whether this is true, we have been studying the financial impact of expanding wind energy in the UK. Our results are surprising.

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Largest smelter could close in 'national interest' blow

Rising energy costs could force Australia's largest aluminium smelter to shut, but leaders have promised to do everything possible to keep it going.

AAP

TP Link Deco BE65-Outdoor review: Bringing full Wi-Fi 7 mesh networking outside

The TP Link Deco BE65-Outdoor is a tri-band, Wi-Fi 7 node that lets you extend your Deco mesh network to the great outdoors.

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Experts say Ed Miliband’s £1.1bn for new offshore wind projects not enough

One energy industry source says they expected an annual budget as high as £2bn to meet UK’s green energy targets

The Guardian - UK

Government announces £1.08bn budget for offshore wind power support

The cash pot for the next renewable electricity auction round aims to spur investment in clean power capacity.

The Independent UK

Germany's energy transition: Are costs for customers spiralling out of control?

Germany's municipal authorities are making preparations to phase out gas for central heating. At the same time, the Federal Ministry of Economics wants to rely on gas more to generate electricity and is asking the EU for subsidies to do so.

Euronews

Just 1% of coastal waters could power a third of the world’s electricity – but can we do it in time?

Just 1% of the world’s coastal waters could, in theory, generate enough offshore wind and solar power to provide a third of the world’s electricity by 2050. That’s the promise highlighted in a new study by a team of scientists in Singapore and China, who systematically mapped the global potential…

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Why electricity costs so much in the UK (it’s not all about the weather)

The UK government is reportedly considering abandoning its goal of removing fossil fuels from the country’s electricity supply by 2030 in an attempt to keep energy bills down.

The Conversation

10 Garage Purchases That Waste Electricity Constantly

The garage is more than just a place to park your car or store your tools. For many homeowners, it’s also a hidden hotspot for wasted electricity. From power-hungry appliances to gadgets left plugged in, your garage purchases could be quietly driving up your energy bills. Tackling these common sources…

Clever Dude

AI boom is making your utility bills more expensive, says BofA, and they're likely to keep going up

BofA has bad news for consumers: "There is likely further upside ahead."

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The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian attack spoiled planned Zaporizhzhia birthday gift for Putin

Plan to connect nuclear plant to Russian grid was foiled and it has now been reconnected to Ukrainian power

The Conversation

Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed

When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors for more than a month. Those workers had to stop their work of monitoring and inspecting industrial sites for pollution, and stopped enforcing environmental-protection laws, including the Clean Air Act.

The Independent UK

No 10 denies reports Starmer is preparing to miss 2030 clean energy target

The Prime Minister was said to be considering dropping the goal in order to keep energy bills down.

Axios

Behind the Curtain: America's energy jam

The data centers powering the AI boom suck up so much energy, so fast, it's increasingly jacking up prices for nearby ordinary residents.

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Evening Standard

Tony Blair Institute urges shift in focus from clean to cheaper power by 2030

A paper by the former Labour PM’s think tank is the latest intervention in an increasingly fractious energy debate.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer prepares to miss key green target in effort to keep energy bills down

Exclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be quietly abandoned over cost

Benzinga

GE Vernova Reaffirms Outlook As CEO Says Era Of Electricity Investment Is Just Starting

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) reported third-quarter 2025 financial results, delivering solid performance across its business segments. The company reported GAAP earnings per share of $1.64, missing the consensus estimate of $1.92, while total revenue reached $9.969 billion, exceeding the forecast of $9.158 billion.

Fortune

Huge AI data centers are turning local elections into fights over the future of energy

Rising energy bills and growing scrutiny of Big Tech’s political influence are transforming AI data centers from obscure infrastructure into political flashpoints for both progressives and conservatives.

The Guardian - AU

Are you smarter than a 12th grader? Relive HSC anxiety with a quiz based on this year’s maths exam

Social media complaints about this year’s HSC maths exams labelled the papers as ‘brutal’ and an ‘absolute horror’. Are you up to the test?

The Conversation

White elephant? Hardly – Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas

When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it’s usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion.

Euronews

Russia's new energy assault strategy pushes Ukraine into another winter of blackouts

Attacks on Ukraine's power grid have grown more effective as Russia launches hundreds of drones, some equipped with cameras that improve targeting, overwhelming air defences.

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