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Huge Cannabis farm ‘worth a million pounds’ discovered in south London police station

Plants discovered after bungling drug dealers spark huge fire after reportedly trying to ‘steal electricity’ to power growing lamps

Evening Standard

Solar-powered Irish pub 'beats' cost of living crisis by self-generating most of its energy needs

While other hospitality businesses are being hit with soaring electricity bills, the Old Oak in Cork has managed to limit the impact through its adoption of solar power.

Irish Mirror

Zimbabwe to have dark Christmas amid power cuts, high prices

Zimbabwe has loosened restrictions on travel and gatherings with the threat from COVID-19 receding

The Independent UK

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Kyiv residents battle blackouts, drone attacks: ‘We have our dog to keep us warm’

Ukrainian authorities are scrambling to restore electricity supplies in Kyiv after Russian drone attacks crippled energy infrastructure earlier this week. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground met with residents deprived of both light and heating as they grapple with winter temperatures.

France 24

Renewable power generation increases in Scotland

Meanwhile gas consumption dropped by 3.3% during the period

Insider UK

Algeria Suggests to Sell Spare Electricity Capacity to Europe

Algeria is offering to Europe its spare electricity capacity, and it is planning a 270 km undersea pipe towards Italy, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told reporters in an interview on Thursday. Algeria is also pushing to double its gas exports to reach 100 billion cubic meters per year versus 56…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mum's home left 'like an iceberg' after mice chew through wires

Patricia Barnes said she hasn't had electricity or properly working radiators for two weeks

Liverpool Echo

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PM Meloni urges Italians to turn off lights in solidarity with Ukraine

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday called on Italians to switch off gas and electricity for an hour a day in solidarity with Ukraine, which has been under Russian attack for 10 months.

Reuters

No energy worries for Italy's 'harmonious walnut tribe'

Fabrizio Cardinali, 72, does not crave the bright city lights.

Reuters

After nightfall, Kyiv is plunged into darkness

People in and around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are enduring power cuts caused by weeks of Russian missile and drone strikes on infrastructure that have deprived them of electricity and heat in sub-zero temperatures. As night falls, Ukraine's capital is plunged into near-total darkness.

France 24

Car-donnay: Electric vehicle powers winery

A Barossa Valley winery is being powered by an electric car as part of an Australian-first trial that will open up to other participants within weeks.

AAP

Why electric vehicles won't be enough to rein in transport emissions any time soon

Progress towards Australia’s new emissions target of a 43% reduction by 2030 (from 2005 levels) has been decidedly mixed. Emissions in the electricity sector have fallen in recent years, but the upward trend in another major sector, transport, is set to continue.

The Conversation

Companies demand help amid power hike

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is asking Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to issue measures to ease entrepreneurs' financial burden after power bills were hiked next year.

Bangkok Post

Climate change made 2022 more expensive

From grocery bills to insurance premiums, warming temperatures hit Americans' wallets hard this year

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The Conversation

Global coal use in 2022 is reaching an all-time high, but Australia is bucking the trend

In a year marked by record-smashing floods, fires, heatwaves and droughts, the urgent need to act on climate change has never been more apparent. And yet, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found coal burning for electricity generation will reach record levels this year.

Daily Mirror

Couple who need heating on to survive terrified as gas bill rises by 333 percent

A couple who need to keep the heating on at all times to survive has now opened up about how they've been affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis this winter season

Dublin Live

How you can switch energy providers and save money amid spiralling costs

The CRU said customers could have saved an average of €581 for electricity last year and €316 for gas if they switched providers

Reuters

Eastern Europe holds the key to keeping Ukraine's power on

In Lithuania, a giant, disused electrical transformer built in 1980 in present-day Ukraine has been dusted off and prepared for shipment. It will travel by sea to Romania and then back to Ukraine, possibly in the coming weeks.

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Woman hasn't turned heating on since February and cuts electricity bill to just £10 a month

Kerry Collinson spends just £1.20 a week cooking after swapping her Argos induction hob for a camping stove, which you can buy for as little as £30

Tribune News Service

PG&E wildfire and catastrophe proposal may trigger higher monthly bills

OAKLAND, Calif. — Higher monthly bills might jolt PG&E customers due to the utility’s request that state regulators allow the company to collect more revenue for its spending linked to wildfires and catastrophes.

Bangkok Post

ERC clarifies disparity in power tariff rates

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has clarified unequal power tariff rates for households and businesses, which caused the latter to demand authorities reconsider their decision before it takes effect in January next year.

ABC News

Albanese government commits $4.7 billion for NSW renewable energy investment

The federal government is adding billions to the New South Wales renewable energy plan as MPs return to parliament to vote on the national energy deal.

Liverpool Echo

'I slashed my electricity bill to just £10 a month with these hacks'

Kerry Collinson said she didn't want to put her "hard earned money into the pockets of greedy people at energy companies"

AAP

Fed-NSW deal firms up future renewables

The Albanese government has committed almost $8 billion in a deal to unlock renewable energy zones and connect Snowy hydro-electricity to the east coast grid.

Radio France Internationale

Drop in consumption means France less at risk of electric power cuts this winter

France’s electrical grid operator has lowered its forecast of power cuts through the rest of the winter, largely because of a reduced demand from consumers and higher than expected nuclear and hydropower availability.

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