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Ed Miliband ditches plans for cheap energy in Scotland, reports say

ED Miliband has reportedly ditched plans to introduce zonal pricing in the UK which would have given Scots cheaper electricity.

The National (Scotland)

Ed Miliband abandons plan to charge less for electricity in Scotland

Energy minister decides against ‘zonal pricing’ backed by Octopus founder but opposed by many other energy firms

The Guardian - UK

Concern after loyalist bonfire in Belfast sited close to electricity substation

NIE Networks have said mitigations will be put in place.

Evening Standard

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Why has Octopus Energy launched a wasted wind tracker?

A live “wasted wind” tracker has been launched by Octopus Energy in recent days to show how much the UK’s “broken” system is costing…

The National (Scotland)

Time for some straight talking on the cost of clean energy. It isn’t a free lunch

UK ministers should update the public on the outlook for bills as the price of overhauling the system is adding up

The Guardian - UK

EDF investment hailed as ‘vote of confidence in UK’, despite reduced stake

French state-owned electricity company EDF said it had agreed in principle to invest £1.1 billion in the power plant on the Suffolk coastline.

Evening Standard

Turbine in Scotland hits ‘very significant milestone’ in a breakthrough for tidal energy

The turbines generated enough electricity collectively to power up to 7,000 homes annually.

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PG&E Corporation's Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know

PG&E Corporation will release its second-quarter earnings later this month, and analysts anticipate a double-digit bottom-line growth.

Barchart

Energy breakthrough as underwater turbine spins for six years off Scotland’s coast

Tidal energy technologies are still in the early days of their commercial development

The Independent UK

‘Pylon wars’ show why big energy plans need locals on board

Thousands of new electricity pylons are to be built across parts of England under the government’s plans to decarbonise the electricity. And some people aren’t happy.

The Conversation

How solar power helped European grids pass ‘the stress test’ during the recent heatwave

Storing solar energy could be the biggest opportunity to strengthen grids, researchers say, as prices soared in Germany, France and Poland.

Euronews

With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis

Syria is working to rebuild its energy sector after years of civil war and crippling sanctions

The Independent UK

Once Powerless, Now Priceless: V.J. Edgecombe's Journey From No Electricity to $50.4M NBA Future

Valdez “V.J.” Edgecombe Jr., a young basketball player who once lived without electricity for seven years, is now on the verge of signing a contract worth $50.4 million.

Benzinga

Ukraine war briefing: Power to Zaporizhzhia plant cut off as UN watchdog warns nuclear safety ‘extremely precarious’

IAEA chief says electricity restored after 3½ hours as Ukraine blames Russian shelling for outage; Kyiv accuses Putin of ‘humiliating’ Trump with attack on capital. What we know on day 1,228

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Octopus launches live ‘wasted wind' tracker to show cost of 'broken energy system'

OCTOPUS Energy has launched a live "wasted wind" tracker to show the cost of the UK's "broken energy system" to millions of…

Euronews

Major milestone for Polish energy as renewables generated more electricity than coal for first month

Although coal consumption has dropped, oil and gas use has risen and Poland remains the world's fourth highest emitting economy.

Reason

Environmental Regulations Are Literally Baking Europeans to Death

Europe’s lower GDP, higher electricity prices, and strict environmental regulations impede the use of air conditioning, contributing to the continent’s annual 175,000 heat-related deaths.

Fortune

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will accelerate an American energy crisis—and it could cost the U.S. the AI race

The megabill just passed by Congress handicaps clean energy when the U.S. needs more power more quickly.

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Big Tech is racing to build AI data centers—just as Accenture warns carbon emissions could surge 11x

Accenture says AI’s carbon surge can be avoided—but as Big Tech races to build ever-larger data centers, the question is whether anyone’s really trying.

Evening Standard

What's powering Jeff Bezos and the tech bros' thirst for nuclear energy?

AI uses an epic amount of electricity, and that’s why Silicon Valley is going nuclear, says Chris Blackhurst

Barchart

Hut 8 Just Nabbed an Energy Supply Deal. Should You Buy the Bitcoin Mining Stock Now?

Hut 8 shares soar on new contracts from Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). Analysts see significant further upside in HUT stock.

TechRadar

AI’s energy demands are surging – the grid needs to catch up

To support the growth of AI, the humble power grid is where we need to start.

Barchart

Nat-Gas Prices Rebound on the Outlook for a Smaller-Than-Average EIA Inventory Build

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ25 ) on Wednesday closed higher by +0.073 (+2.14%). Aug nat-gas prices on Wednesday moved higher on the outlook for a smaller-than-average increase in weekly nat-gas inventories. Short covering emerged in nat-gas futures Wednesday on expectations that Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories will climb by +49...

Euronews

France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave

To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at a higher temperature. However, this process can threaten local biodiversity if water is released which is too hot.

Evening Standard

Heathrow fires: What caused the substation blaze which led to travel chaos

A new report unveils that a catastrophic failure by the National Grid led to the power outage, prompting an Ofgem investigation into preventable faults

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