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Europe's energy use for cooling doubled in six years: Which countries use the most?

The last three years were the hottest on record globally. Energy consumption for cooling has also been rising, with household consumption in the EU doubling in just six years.

Euronews

Maharashtra govt to waive Rs 48,000 crore pending farm power dues: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra's Chief Minister announced a Rs 48,000 crore waiver for farmer electricity dues. This move facilitates new agricultural power connections for many farmers. The government also launched a Rs 36,585 crore farm loan waiver scheme. This scheme will benefit 56 lakh farmers across the state. Investments are also being made…

The Economic Times

Should you install solar panels before energy prices rise again?

Solar panels can help households cut their reliance on grid electricity, but should you install them before energy prices rise again? We look at timing, savings, batteries and roof suitability

The Independent UK

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Cuba's Power Grid Has Collapsed For the Third Time This Month, Deepening Island's Energy Crisis

The Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines said the country's National Electric System suffered a "total disconnection" after a failure at a power plant in the eastern province of Holguín triggered a cascading collapse across the island.

International Business Times

Forecasts for Hot US Temps Boost Nat-Gas Prices

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.020 (+0.69%). Nat-gas prices settled higher on Wednesday as forecasts for above-average US temperatures are expected to boost nat-gas demand from electricity suppliers to power air-conditioning. The Commodity Weather Group on Wednesday said forecasts shifted hotter, with above-average temperatures expected...

Barchart

SEC chairman suggests no-action pause could continue

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Ballotpedia

Elon Musk's latest $1 billion purchase isn't AI chips — it’s gas turbines

Elon Musk reportedly spent $1 billion on a gas turbine company to help power Grok. Here's why electricity is becoming AI's next big bottleneck.

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5,000 solar panels on an Alpine peak are producing three times more electricity thanks to snow reflection and colder temperatures

Perched high in the Glarus Alps, some 2,500 metres above sea level, a massive wall of solar panels is setting a standard for renewable energy. This is “AlpinSolar,” a pioneering project that has seen nearly 5,000 solar panels bolted directly onto the wall of the Muttsee dam, the highest altitude…

The Times of India

Can America lag China in the AI race? A new threat is cropping up

The pause on data center construction in New York reveals a significant conflict between the accelerating demand for AI and the limitations of current infrastructure. Many U.S. neighborhoods are opposing new data centers, citing worries about environmental sustainability and resource management. Meanwhile, China's aggressive infrastructure developments could propel its AI…

The Economic Times

European Commission Moves Us One Step Closer to the End of the Open Internet

It's coming faster than you might think.

Reason

Government downplays energy grid blackout risk amid extreme heatwave

Whistleblowers claimed that Neso 'failed to meet the grid security standards put in place to prevent blackouts'

The Independent UK

Spain inflation holds at 3.2% in June despite higher electricity prices

INE confirms June annual inflation at 3.2%. Dearer electricity after the end of reduced VAT offset cheaper fuel, while core inflation fell to 2.9%.

Euronews

Surviving extreme heat increasingly boils down to this: access to air conditioning

The next great climate divide will be between countries that have the resources to adapt and those that don’t

The Guardian - US

Households get more breaks on power bills

New revisions in Thailand’s electricity tariff structure will lower power rates for household consumers and remove public street lighting costs from residential electricity bills, expected to take effect as early as the August billing cycle.

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The Independent UK

Heating oil firms told to compensate customers over Iran war price hikes

The CMA found heating oil customers lack the robust protections of those using gas or electricity

The Economic Times

Country heading towards economic crisis due to Modi govt's policies: Congress

Wholesale price inflation reached 9.87 percent in June, impacting the nation's economy. The Congress party attributes this rise to the government's "anti-people policies". Fuel and electricity prices saw a significant surge, affecting common citizens. Agricultural sowing has also dropped to a three-year low, causing further distress. The opposition demands accountability…

The Conversation

‘Balcony solar’ and plug-in systems could help cut your energy costs. But only if rules change

Australia is a world leader when it comes to adopting rooftop solar systems. But our solar transition is leaving renters and apartment dwellers behind.

Bangkok Post

Panel to discuss street lighting costs

The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to determine who should bear the cost of electricity for public street lighting, an expense currently shouldered solely by consumers, which contributes to rising household power bills.

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Barchart

Nat-Gas Prices Consolidate Above Monday’s 2-Month Low

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.007 (+0.24%). Nat-gas prices settled slightly higher on Tuesday as they consolidated above Monday’s 2-month low. The outlook for cooler US temperatures is weighing on prices, as the cooler weather could reduce nat-gas demand from electricity suppliers to power air-conditioning....

AAP

Energy rollercoaster: Australian bills to fall and rise

Australian households can expect lower electricity costs in the coming years, a report says, but they shouldn't get used to them.

Newcastle Herald

$1.8 billion pumped hydro project gets green light at former mine site

It has the potential to power up to 120,000 homes.

TechRadar

Meta says it will spend an extra $40 billion on its nearly 4,000-acre data center campus in Louisiana in its quest for more compute power

Meta mega campus covers 4,000 acres and will require 10 methane-burning gas turbine plants to power the data center, which is set to use three times more electricity than New Orleans.

International Business Times

New York Has Put The Brakes On AI Data Centers. It's The First State To Order A Construction Pause.

New York has become the first U.S. state to temporarily halt construction of large new data centers.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds

GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power

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Is air conditioning really going to be banned in the UK? This is the truth behind the rumours, and how to ensure yours doesn't fall foul of the rules

This is the truth behind the rumours, and how you can ensure yours does fall foul of the rules

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