The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

On 28 April 2025, an unprecedented collapse of the Iberian Peninsula’s electricity grid brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. The likelihood of this ever happening was extremely low and – speculation about its causes aside – the episode has caused serious social disruption, as well as economic losses at…

Bob Frenzel also discusses how his finance experience contributes to his chief executive role.

Common Wealth says private gas-fired stations can charge exorbitant fees when renewable energy is in short supply

Officials in Spain and Portugal are racing to restore electricity after a huge power outage that grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs, upending the lives of tens of millions of people and turning airports and train stations into campgrounds for stranded travelers

The report aims to ‘get some objective truths on the costs’ amid public debate over the growing transmission network, the authors said.

The outage, blamed by operators on temperature variations, left tens of millions without electricity

A blackout paralysed large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday. Here is what we know.

Several countries in Europe have been scrambling to restore electricity after a huge power cut caused blackouts

Letters: New nuclear power stations will cost billions to build and run, and cost taxpayers and energy customers dear, says John French. Plus a letter from Dr David Lowry