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Former Adelaide MP named new ALP president – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

So it’s goodbye to lower interest rates – to be honest, the RBA was always looking for an excuse not to cut

The story this quarter was one of big jumps in electricity prices due to the end of the state subsidies

The Guardian - AU

One-off £150 energy bills discount - who is eligible and how does it work?

Households eligible for the Warm Home Discount scheme will be informed by letters, with the first sent out this week

Evening Standard

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Energy Bills Discount UK Fury: Who'll Pocket the £150 Payout — and Who's Been Left Out in the Cold

The £150 Energy Bills Discount rolls out across the UK, sparking frustration as renters and prepayment users risk missing the payout.

International Business Times UK

Ofgem should use firms’ windfall profits to fund energy debt relief, say MPs

Electricity and gas prices soared from late 2021, driven by the reopening of economies after Covid and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Saudi power chair: Tariffs weaken the global energy transition and hurt humanity

The world must embrace renewable energy, natural gas, nuclear, and more to truly power the world into the energy transition, Mohammad Abunayyan said.

Fortune

How technology can power the UK to net zero

Discover how digital tools can modernize the UK’s energy grid and accelerate the journey to net zero.

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OpenAI calls on U.S. to build 100 gigawatts of additional power-generating capacity per year, increase equivalent to 100 nuclear reactors yearly — says electricity is a 'strategic asset' in AI race against China

OpenAI has called on the US to build out more power-generating infrastructure, claiming that it is needed to help provide the backbone for the AI race the US is now in with China. With enormous infrastructure projects planned, it wants the US to build an additional 100 gigawatts of new…

Tom’s Hardware

Michael Dell’s son aims to transform the home power business by selling electricity and batteries like a Costco membership

Base Power just completed a $1 billion fundraising round and is building a Texas battery factory.

Fortune

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…

The Conversation

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.

InsideEVs

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.

The Conversation

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AAP

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.

Tom’s Guide

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.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

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Euronews

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.

The Conversation

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…

The Conversation

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.

Clever Dude

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…

Fortune

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."

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.

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