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Many First Nations communities swelter without power. Why isn't there solar on every rooftop?

Over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidised by government incentives.

The Conversation

Senthilbalaji being targeted only because he is a DMK Minister; we will face it legally: Cabinet colleagues

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s Cabinet colleagues said the Union government was targetting him only because he was a DMK Minister. They further added that the DMK was not afraid of the intimidation tactics as they have even face the wrath of the faced Maintenance of Internal Security Act…

The Hindu

Qld leads the way as state basks in budget surplus

Australian states and territories are being urged to follow Queensland's lead as the state basks in a historic $12.3 billion budget surplus.

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ED officials arrest Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji in money-laundering case

After nearly 18 hours of questioning, Enforcement Directorate officials have taken Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji from his home in a car

The Hindu

California's Latest Tax-the-Rich Scheme: Electric Bills Based on Income

And it undercuts energy efficiency investments already made by millions of Californians.

Reason

Nat-Gas Prices Surge on Scorching Heat in Texas

July Nymex natural gas (NGN23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.074 (+3.27%). July nat-gas Tuesday rallied sharply on the outlook for increased power demand in Texas, the largest nat-gas consuming state. The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said Tuesday that due to soaring temperatures this week, it expects air-conditioning...

Barchart

Opposition leaders flay ‘misuse’ of probe agencies by Union government

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury were among several Opposition leaders who condemned the raids by the ED on Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji

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Why did National Grid use coal to meet surge in electricity demand?

When rising temperatures put a strain on electricity supply on Monday, National Grid turned to coal to ease the pressure, rather than renewables

The Guardian - UK

KPRS demands withdrawal of circular on linking Aadhaar with farm pumpsets

Activists of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) staged a demonstration outside the headquarters of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) in Kalaburagi on Tuesday demanding that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) circular on linking Aadhaar with irrigation pumpsets of below 10 HP within six months, be withdrawn.

The Hindu

Power tariff: Stakeholders oppose steep hike, want it rescinded

The hike in power tariff owing to Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC) introduced by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has evoked a sharp response from the Federation of Organisations and Associations of Mysuru (FOAM) representing various businesses and traders groups in the city.

The Hindu

Australia set for cheaper solar power as supply of panels soars, says report

Climate Energy Finance calculates the price of systems will fall by 10% thanks to cheaper raw materials and more production in China and US

The Guardian - AU

Bommai says BJP govt. did not give approval to power tariff hike

The former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that that the previous BJP-led government did not give approval to the power tariff hike proposal by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC). Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Tuesday, Mr. Bommai said: “Our government did not hike power tariff. We did…

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu ED raids | Backdoor intimidatory tactics of BJP will not succeed: CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on June 13 questioned the act of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) searching the office of Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji at the State Secretariat even though he had promised to cooperate with the officials of the ED and was ready to give proper reply for…

The Hindu

Almost one million households could see energy bills spike as major service to close down

New data from Elexon, the company responsible for managing the electricity balancing and settlement system, shows which energy firms have the most customers with the Radio Teleswitch Service device

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Punjab Police removes protesting farmers from outside PSPCL office in Patiala

The protesters were agitating against the state government to stop charging commercial rates on electricity connections for ancillary businesses such as dairying

Bangkok Post

Myawaddy households struggle without power from Thailand

TAK: Ordinary households in Myawaddy have been hit hard by the decision to cut off the supply of electricity across the border from Thailand, but big Chinese investors are unaffected, their huge complexes brightly lit as usual at night.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland state budget 2023 winners and losers: parents, households prioritised over coal lobby’s campaign

Treasurer Cameron Dick unveils what he says are the most generous electricity rebates of all the states and territories

The Guardian - UK

UK innovators get £4.3m to develop space-based solar power

Minister says technology to collect energy and beam it to Earth could help boost UK’s energy security

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New wind farm could power 71,000 ACT homes a year

The ACT awarded the contract for the Victorian wind farm to be built.

Barchart

Nat-Gas Prices Move Higher on Hot Temps in Texas

July Nymex natural gas (NGN23 ) on Monday closed up +0.012 (+0.53%). July nat-gas Monday recovered from early losses and posted modest gains on forecasts for hotter-than-usual temperatures this week in Texas, the largest nat-gas consuming state. Nat-gas prices Monday initially moved lower after updated U.S. weather forecasts shifted milder,...

Irish Mirror

Data centres devouring 18% of Irish energy supply as Government rules out reducing number of them

New figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that data centres accounted for 18% of total energy consumption in 2022.

Newsroom.co.nz

Clean tech unleashed at a lab near you

A pilot plant near Tairawhiti will turn waste heat into electricity via an up-to-5km-high whirling plume of water vapour. Yup, 5km high. And that's just one of a number of ‘clean tech’ companies in New Zealand

The Hindu

Power tariff hike will have adverse impact on trade and industry, says KKCCI

The office-bearers of the Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCI) who met on Monday in Kalaburagi held that the power tariff hike approved by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) will adversely impact trade, industry and commerce, apart from mounting additional financial burden on the domestic consumers across…

The New Daily

AGL and Origin increase electricity prices by up to 30 per cent

Australians will be slammed by massive electricity bill hikes in coming weeks as major players pass through price increases.

The Guardian - UK

UK heatwave prompts National Grid to fire up coal plant to meet aircon demand

National Grid asks for two units at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant to be brought into action after temperature tops 30C

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