The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

The fight against climate change is full of inconvenient truths. The latest? Coal is going to be harder to get rid of than we had hoped. Every victory like the rejection of Clive Palmer’s proposed Rockhampton coal mine seems to be offset by coal’s gains elsewhere.

In the wake of skyrocketing gas rates, a utility company executive suggested that hikes in natural gas costs could lead to higher electricity bills this summer.

The number of people unable to top up their prepay meters ‘will likely increase as we head into this difficult winter’ Ofgem director admits

Almost one in five households in Scotland use prepayment meters for their gas or electricity with people across the country - including Glasgow - being urged to use their vouchers before the deadline.

Leon County’s judge wants the state to help clear trees around power lines after residents again go without electricity following another storm.

The Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) signed five contracts worth $220 million with the companies implementing the electricity interconnection project between the Gulf states and Iraq. The Authority will construct lines of 295 km from the al-Wafra station in Kuwait to the al-Faw station in southern Iraq to transfer…

Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025, even as Africa continues to consume far less than its share of the global population, according to a new forecast released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency. Much of Asia's electricity use will be in China,…

The International Energy Agency says Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025

Most will get the £200 automatically as a credit on their electricity bill throughout February