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Little-known rule means people have been overcharged on energy bills

A think tank estimated households have paid around £250 more than they should have for electricity

Liverpool Echo

Vanadium redox flow batteries can provide cheap, large-scale grid energy storage. Here's how they work

A type of battery invented by an Australian professor in the 1980s is being touted as the next big technology for grid energy storage. Here's how it works.

ABC News

Eamon Ryan defends overcharging of households on electricity bills to reduce costs for big businesses

The change to electricity tariffs is estimated to have cost each residential customer around €50 a year

Irish Mirror

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'Oh sweet Jesus' - Irish people in shock over €1,000 gas and electricity bills as Government consider scrapping support

"My electric was €979, got it a fortnight ago and I’m still reeling"

Irish Mirror

Average UK home overpaying for electricity by £250

The Government has been urged to change the rules so we don''t pay more than electricity costs to produce

Wales Online

Regional Power Plan for Lebanon Held up Over Syria Sanctions

Egypt is still seeking assurances that US sanctions will be waived to start exporting gas to Lebanon through Syria under a plan first announced in 2021 to help ease Lebanon's power crisis, a senior French official said on Tuesday. The plan also has yet to go to the World Bank…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'I fear that businesses will close' - Irish shopkeeper shocked by €14,000 electricity bill

Mum-of-three Flora, 34, who employs up to 22 people, said the charges are the “biggest electricity bills I have ever seen in my life”

Irish Mirror

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How is Texas’ power grid holding up as a winter storm grips much of the state?

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday assured Texans that the state’s power grid is working as a winter storm covers much of the state.

Tribune News Service

Consumer utility shutoffs have grown into a crisis across US, report finds

Electricity shut offs soared 80% in Maryland last year, according to a utility watchdog group that says terminations of consumers’ electric and gas service for non-payment has turned into a national epidemic.

Tribune News Service

Power bills poised to drop by mid-year

Electricity bills for businesses are likely to become less expensive around mid-year as factors that earlier drove up energy costs are losing steam, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post

Vacant dwellings: Thousands of homes lying vacant across Ireland as electricity data reveals extent of issue

The vacancy rate for rural areas was more than double the rate in urban areas

Irish Mirror

Paying smart meter owners to use less electricity may harm poor people’s health

Letter: Steve Thomas fears some will boost their income at the expense of their health – using the money to eat instead of heat

The Guardian - UK

You could be owed an electricity bill refund from ESB after being overcharged for 12 years

It emerged the move, which residential customers were not made aware of, was put in place as a result of the financial crash to help big businesses

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar doesn't want to 'raise expectations' on cost of living measures

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said support for electricity bills may not be needed as 'prices have fallen'

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There's a €580 payment a lot of people don't know they're entitled to - here's how to check

Just one person per household is entitled to claim the package, but anyone aged 70 or over qualifies for it

Reuters

Huge crowds march across France, raising pressure against Macron's pension reform

Huge crowds marched across France on Tuesday to say "non" to President Emmanuel Macron's plan to make people work longer before retirement, with pressure in the streets intensifying against a government that says it will stand its ground.

The Conversation

X-57: Nasa’s electric plane is preparing to fly – here’s how it advances emissions–free aviation

The experimental airplane X-57, developed by Nasa, is due to fly for the first time this year. It has an impressive 14 propellers along its wings and is powered entirely by electricity. This sounds great considering we have to get off fossil fuels yet our demand for aviation is growing.…

The National (Scotland)

Warning strong winds may impact northern Scotland's electricity supply

SCOTTISH and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has issued a weather warning which could affect electricity networks in northern Scotland.

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Dublin Live

Households that use these two electrical appliances in evening may face sky high bills

Eoin Clarke, Energy Expert at Switcher.ie has warned that using the washing machine and dishwasher between 5pm and 7pm can lead to soaring bills

Irish Mirror

'I'm a plumber and there's one simple thing you can do in your hot press to save on electricity bill'

He shared a money-saving tip regarding the heating system’s pressure

Liverpool Echo

Hundreds of homes without electricity after power cut

Engineers have been called out to fix the power outage

Irish Mirror

You could get sky high electricity bill if you use these two appliances between 5pm and 7pm

There is a warning for billpayers switching to a smart tariff that could see them facing even higher bills

Dublin Live

Fears grow that electricity credits will stop despite possible cold snap

Minister Eamon Ryan said the Government will decide 'in the next few weeks' whether or not to extend credits into next winter

AAP

OZ Minerals warns of higher power costs

OZ Minerals has reported record copper production in the December quarter, but expects its electricity costs to be higher this year.

The Guardian - UK

The gas-fired plants tasked with keeping UK lights on – but at what cost?

The plants are meant to be a backstop, but their profits and exemption from windfall tax are controversial in an energy crisis

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