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Electric Ireland customers to receive €50 credit as company to forgo profits

The provider is assisting customers on its support scheme through the cost of living crisis

Dublin Live

Power pole network to charge electric cars

Electric vehicle owners will be able to recharge in more places after a major electricity firm pledged to install chargers on power poles around the country.

AAP

Girl, 7, who eats so little ‘you can see her ribcage’ among children needing help in cost of living crisis

On the Breadline: Families are worried about having enough food to go around and have started using food banks in the cost of living crisis

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Over a million Irish people to get €50 for free this Christmas in kind gesture from electricity firm

Electric Ireland announced today that it will be adding €50 credit to its customers' accounts in light of 'exceptional circumstances' surrounding energy prices.

Irish Mirror

Woman only pays £10 a month on electricity bills thanks to these thrifty hacks

Kerry Collinson, from Somerset, has managed to cut her energy bills by making a series of swaps such as cooking with a camp stove and using electric blankets to keep warm

Daily Mirror

Woman pays just £10 a month for electricity thanks to series of thrifty solutions

Kerry Collinson uses a range of innovative methods to ruthlessly cut back on her gas and electricity

Wales Online

Mum forced to use neighbour's electricity after Scottish Power cut off left kids freezing for days

Caitlin Minshull, 22, and her two children were cut off from the energy provider for 11 days.

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Northern Ireland £600 energy support payment to be rolled out 'from January', UK government says

The government said it will fund Northern Ireland electricity companies for these payments

Belfast Live

‘Broken’ charity sector forced to lose staff, cut hours and turn off the lights as cost of living bites

Exclusive: Soaring bills and other costs are forcing some charities to switch off the lights and work in the dark in a bid to save money on electricity

The Independent UK

The full list of roads impacted by closures or ongoing work during the week before Christmas

Drivers will be able to use the information to plan their journeys in advance

Chronicle Live

Czech billionaire takes over Lake Macquarie's Vales Point Power Station

Czech billionaire Pavel Tykac's investment company Sev.en Global Investments has purchased Vales Point Power Station and Chain Valley Colliery from Delta Electricity.

Newcastle Herald

How a solar microgrid became a town’s lifeline in blackout-prone Puerto Rico

When the power goes out in Castañer – which can happen three or four times a week – properties connected to the microgrid become a lifeline for the town of 6,000, explains Jim Wyss

The Independent UK

Dev Sindhu is the mystery man at the centre of a deepening crisis threatening an Australian energy grid

A mysterious entrepreneur sits in the middle of an Australian energy crisis. Where he came from, who he is, and how he got involved has been an untold story until now.

ABC News

Third of restaurants shut their doors early as they can't afford energy bills

Official figures show tens of thousands of hospitality firms are trying to save on their electricity and gas bills by reducing the number of hours when they are open

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The National (Scotland)

Power fully restored to 5000 homes in Shetland after snow storm caused outages

MORE than 5000 homes in Shetland have been reconnected to the electricity network a week after snow storms caused widespread outages across the…

The Independent UK

UK can be confident of no blackouts this winter, minister says

There have been fears of pressure on the electricity grid if imports from Europe dry up amid a squeeze on global energy supplies.

WEKU

EU leaders have agreed on a new plan to source power that isn't from Russia

European leaders have finalized an agreement for an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the EU amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

To cut fossil fuels, California needs power lines, fast. Building them takes a decade

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A century ago, thousands of Californians flocked to opening day for the Vaca-Dixon substation to hear the world’s longest and highest-voltage power line hum with electricity for the first time. It was an engineering marvel, built by hundreds of men and their mules in just two years.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘fragile morale’ among Russian forces, says UK – as it happened

British ministry of defence says Russian soldiers also troubled by lack of equipment and uncertainty over war’s objectives

The Guardian - UK

UK lagging ‘way behind’ EU on warmer homes policy

Higher electricity prices compound the problem – as will the government’s plan to scrap ‘retained’ EU laws

Asharq Al-Awsat

70,000 Metric Tons of Saudi Oil Derivatives Grant Arrive in Aden

The second batch of the oil derivatives grant provided by Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen (SDRPY) arrived on Saturday at the oil port in Aden. This comes in line with the Kingdom's efforts to support the electricity sector, improve livelihood opportunities and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Races to Restore Power after Russian Missiles Batter Grid

Ukraine worked Saturday to restore electricity and water supplies after Russia's latest wave of attacks pitched multiple cities into darkness and forced people to endure sub-zero temperatures without heating or running water. The volley of missiles unleashed Friday came as President Vladimir Putin held extensive meetings with the military top…

France 24

Zelensky says Ukraine is preparing for all possible defence scenarios

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that protecting Ukraine's borders was a "constant priority" and that his country was ready for all possible scenarios with Russia and its ally Belarus. Heating has also been restored to Kyiv following the latest Russian bombardment that targeted water and power infrastructure, said the…

Tribune News Service

South Africa deploys army at 4 Eskom power stations

South Africa has deployed its army at four power stations as theft and vandalism adds to the inability of state-owned utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to meet electricity demand.

The Independent UK

Deal reached for new non-Russian power source for Europe

The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan have finalized an agreement on an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the European Union amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine

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