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Mighty storm just not cricket as energy grid damaged

A powerful storm has left more than 100,000 homes and businesses without power while bucketing down on the Big Bash cricket season opener.

AAP

Rain causes power outage for tens of thousands of Perth homes as long weekend brings hot weather

Heat moving east with temperatures over 40C expected in South Australia and Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Kalgoorlie faces a week without electricity amid heatwave due to WA power outages

Businesses close, and water supply, internet and fuel affected as outback town swelters in temperatures forecast to hit 40C

The Guardian - AU

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Thousands of Western Australian households left without power after wild storm

Heavy rain and winds hit central wheat belt, goldfields, south coastal and great southern districts shortly after BoM severe weather warning, leading to widespread power outage

The Guardian - AU

Strange Tarmac near Nottingham train station may be there for 12 weeks

Emergency works had to be carried out in the area

Nottingham Post

Dawesville power outages still plague residents, businesses despite upgrades to network

People living in the once-sleepy estuary community of Dawesville have been impacted by power outages for years due to growing pressure on the system.

ABC News

Mullewa GP Nalini Rao says she will no longer resign over ongoing power issues in the Midwest

A small town in regional Western Australia will keep its only doctor after she backflipped on her decision to resign over the ongoing impact of power outages on the GP practice.

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The amazing historic buildings in Cardiff Bay that have been sat empty for years

While plans for the futures of some of these buildings have been announced, others remain uncertain

Wales Online

Port Denison residents consider legal action over ongoing power network failures

Residents of a regional West Australian community are threatening legal action against Western Power after more than a decade of persistent network problems.

ABC News

Businesses, residents slam Western Power as Midwest hit with worst blackout since Cyclone Seroja

A network trip left Midwest homes and businesses without power just before 5am, with backup generators supporting the area experiencing a separate fault.

ABC News

Mild Christmas Day forecast for Geraldton after record-breaking heatwave last year

Geraldton's record-breaking Christmas Day temperature caused footpaths to buckle in 2021, but experts say locals should enjoy a milder holiday this year.

ABC News

Western Power loses bushfire court appeal

The High Court has ruled Western Power had a duty of care to customers to inspect wooden power poles when homes were destroyed in a 2014 bushfire.

AAP

Farmers are getting renewable Standalone Power Systems as Western Australia's regional power grid is dismantled

An ambitious project to take thousands of West Australian properties off-grid is taking shape. Here's how farmers are finding their new solar power systems.

ABC News

Grid renewal generates billion-dollar shock as costs of energy transition become clear

Australian consumers have been told to brace for big hikes in their power bills after a watchdog revealed the true cost of overhauling the grid to deal with the renewable energy transition.

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Quairading residents angry after three-day Western Power electricity outage

Wild weather and ageing Western Power infrastructure have left Wheatbelt residents desperate for a major change to their electricity supply.

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Regional towns look to community batteries as renewable energy solution

Power outages, blackout fears, climate change, and rising costs see residents to band together in search of energy solutions that work for their community.

ABC News

Series of cold fronts set to see wild weather in Western Australia continue until Wednesday

Wild weather which damaged properties, tore down power lines and uprooted trees in Western Australia's south overnight is set to continue lashing the southern half of the state until Wednesday.

Nottingham Post

Hundreds of homes without working fans in Nottinghamshire as power cuts out

It may be off for hours

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House fire sparks huge 999 response

Buses and cars were diverted

Nottingham Post

Despair at Kirkby-in-Ashfield roadworks that councillor claims are causing 'serious danger to life'

They will be in place for several more weeks

ABC News

Western Power sorry for Kalgoorlie power outages after businesses left out of pocket

Business owners in WA's Goldfields say they are thousands of dollars out of pocket due to extended blackouts on Sunday and Wednesday, and are calling on Western Power to fix the issues with its network.

ABC News

Powerline fires wreak havoc but a renewable microgrid alternative is rolling out

After a spate of bushfires, WA's regional electrical network is replacing overhead lines in some fire-prone regions with off-grid solar and battery systems, or microgrids.

ABC News

A community battery 'like a corner store': Is this the future of home energy storage?

Quietly humming crate-sized batteries may become a familiar sight in suburbs, towns and and inner-city areas within the next five years. So what are community batteries, and are they better than home ones?

ABC News

Western Power network overwhelmed during WA power outages, review finds

An independent review into widespread power outages over the Christmas period finds Western Power's network was unable to keep up with demand as Perth sweltered through multiple days over 40 degrees Celsius.

Bristol Post

Bristol power cut leaves residents baffled as Western Power reveals outage cause

An outage on Saturday left homes in the city centre without power until 2am, with residents taking to Twitter to write about what happened

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