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Public hearings on power tariff revision to begin on Monday

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission will on Monday kick off a series of public hearings for finalising a decision on the tariff revision proposals made by the Kerala State Electricity Board for the fiscals from 2023-24 to 2026-27.

The Hindu

I’m glad you’ve bought an electric vehicle. But your conscience isn’t clean

First, you’ve got to drive a long way before you overcome your EV’s embedded carbon debt. And then there’s the trouble with the minerals in its battery…

The Guardian - UK

Kerala State Electricity Board proposes ₹2.54 a unit as ‘green energy’ tariff

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has proposed ₹2.54 a unit as green power tariff for consumers who have opted for it in the current financial year

The Hindu

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Govt defends power bill subsidy plan

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Saturday defended a plan to subsidise electricity bills this month, saying it is not an attempt to boost the government’s popularity in the May 14 election.

Bangkok Post

Switching on India’s smart electricity future

In India, a smart meter revolution can enable responsible consumption, efficient energy management, and cost-effective integration of distributed energy resources

The Hindu

Margaret Gallagher: Co Fermanagh woman, 81, on life without electricity or running water in rural cottage

The 81-year-old was born in the early 1940s

Belfast Live

Council could face £55m bill to replace fleet of 1,000 vans and lorries with electric vehicles

Councillors were told that electric vans cost on average £9,000 more petrol or diesel ones but that powering them was cheaper

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Couple's 'nightmare' after being charged £1.2k a month for electricity over six years

Bernard and Pat Hampson resorted to heating just one room in their house but were still being hit with massive bills

Wales Online

Coal to dominate India power mix despite record renewables push

NEW DELHI: Coal will remain India’s largest source of electricity generation by 2030 and additional new plants will be required, even as the nation adds record clean energy installations to hit climate targets.

The Times of India

Couple 'terrified' after charged £1.2k a month for electricity over six years

"We were just heating up one room in the house - it was a nightmare"

Liverpool Echo

Matt Canavan says Liddell power station's closure is linked to several 'lack of power' alerts. Is that correct?

Nationals senator Matt Canavan has sought to link recent AEMO energy alerts with the closure of Liddell power station. But is there a link?

ABC News

Calif. could use EVs to stop blackouts

The state might require every electric vehicle to be capable of powering your home — and the grid

Salon

Labor warns NSW facing a ‘momentous task’ in transition to renewables

Energy minister Penny Sharpe says state will need to decarbonise its electricity sector at a faster rate

The Guardian - AU

I'm not an apologist for the Snowy 2.0 hydro scheme – but let's not obsess over the delays and cost blowouts

The first power from the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project may not be delivered until 2028, it was revealed yesterday, triggering a fresh round of criticism over the controversial project.

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Texas utility commission chair raises threat of summer power outages and pushes for more gas-powered electricity

Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake said renewable energy could be critical to preventing power outages this summer. Renewable energy supporters said the grid’s reliability doesn’t hinge on wind and solar.

Tom’s Hardware

Biden Budget Proposes 30% Electricity Tax on Cryptomining

The Biden Administration wants to crack down on high energy consumption from cryptomining operations.

The Hindu

KSEB objects to KWA proposal to draw water for JJM projects from Idukki reservoir

The dam safety wing of the Kerala State Electricity Board has objected to a proposal of the Kerala Water Authority to release a massive volume of water from the Idukki reservoir for water distribution projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission

The Hindu

MLAs, MPs of Rayalaseema must exert pressure on govt. to set up KRMB offices in Kurnool, says Saguneeti Sadhana Samiti

The president of Rayalaseema Saguneeti Sadhana Samiti Bojja Dasaratharami Reddy on Wednesday said that the Andhra Pradesh State government had issued an order on April 25 to set up the office of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Board (APERB) in Kurnool and reiterated that the Rayalaseema Saguneeti Sadhana Samiti…

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Andhra Pradesh: JSW Group opts for electric arc furnace at steel plant coming up in Kadapa district

The JSW Group says it is environment-friendly as the source of energy is electricity and involves low capital cost compared to conventional blast furnace

The Guardian - US

New York takes big step toward renewable energy in ‘historic’ climate win

Measure will also help shift utilities away from private companies to make them publicly owned

Daily Mirror

Woman buys abandoned 'one-euro house' and turns into dream home worth an estimated £400k

When Meredith Tabbone placed a bid on a 'one-euro house' in Italy, with no electricity or running water, she never anticipated it would become her dream holiday home

Wales Online

Energy experts say simple switch could cut £120 off your bills

Lighting makes up 11% of the average household electricity bill

The Guardian - AU

Snowy Hydro 2.0 project hit by delay of up to two years and another cost blowout

Government-owned company pushes earliest start date of pumped hydro project to the second half of 2028

The Conversation

Two trillion tonnes of greenhouse gases, 25 billion nukes of heat: are we pushing Earth out of the Goldilocks zone?

Since the 18th century, humans have been taking fossil fuels out of their safe storage deep underground and burning them to generate electricity or power machinery.

The Conversation

NZ industry burns the equivalent of 108 litres of petrol every second – that has to reduce to meet our carbon targets

New Zealand burns the equivalent of 108 litres of petrol every second in coal and natural gas to generate heat for industrial processes. This burning of fossil fuels for industrial heat generates 28% of New Zealand’s energy-related emissions.

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