The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Take excess profits from energy giants to give £183 back to customers, think tank says

‘Billions’ taken by grid giants, ‘that cannot be right’ says IPPR

The Independent UK · Apr 21

Utility Bills Are Rising as Service Fees Increase Across Multiple States

A quiet shift in utility pricing has started to hit households where it hurts most—monthly bills. Electricity, water, gas, and even trash collection now come with extra service fees that many people never saw coming. These charges often sneak in as small line items, but together they can push a…

The Free Financial Advisor · Apr 21

Miliband’s ‘break the link’ plan is not a magic formula for lowering energy bills

The government’s plan to de-link gas and electricity prices will have a modest effect – more promising are plans on EVs and heat pumps

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

Fujifilm Converts All North American Power to Renewables via Texas Solar PPA

A virtual PPA with Geronimo Power's 270 MW Blevins, Texas solar plant will deliver ~300,000 MWh/year in renewable certificates, cutting Fujifilm's group-wide CO2 by an estimated 90,000 tonnes annually.

International Business Times · Apr 21

Data centers don’t have to be a burden on local communities – and can even support them by generating power and repurposing waste heat

Many consumers – and state policymakers and even utility companies – are worried about the possibility of large numbers of data centers raising electricity demand and power prices.

The Conversation · Apr 21

South Korean scientists build ‘gas battery’ that turns noxious pollutants into electricity

Breakthrough system can generate enough energy to power wearables and environmental monitors

The Independent UK · Apr 21

Making Coffee with a Candle—and Other Notes from a Cuba Gone Dark

The Cuban government has been blaming the United States for its problems since 1959—sometimes rightly, sometimes not. At this point, my only position comes from seeing a grandmother's coffee contraption and a 12-year-old rationing his phone battery.

Texas Observer · Apr 21

Government to ‘double down not back down’ on clean energy in face of gas spike

Key to the plans is breaking the link between gas and electricity prices

The Independent UK · Apr 21

‘Important threshold crossed’ as renewables meet world’s energy demands and fossil power drops

Countries continue to turn to renewables for national security despite Trump's attacks on wind and solar.

Euronews · Apr 21

UK electricity price shake-up: Will your bills rise or fall under the new clean energy plan?

The UK government is overhauling its electricity pricing to decouple household bills from volatile gas markets, aiming to leverage cheaper renewable energy. This "once-in-a-generation opportunity" seeks to deliver cleaner, more secure, and ultimately cheaper power by giving renewables a greater role in price setting.

The Times of India · Apr 21