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A stingray: do they get a little light-headed as they feel the electricity brighten, speed up, then die?

Most venomous creatures store their poison in a gland. Not the stingray, whose venom is in its very tissue

The Guardian - AU

How you can get paid for using appliances at off-peak times

The Demand Flexibility Service scheme set for launch after trial by energy supplier saw some customers paid £2 per kilowatt hour

The Independent UK

‘Tedious and horrible’: What life was like during the 1970s blackouts

As the National Grid warns Britons could face blackouts due to the energy crisis we look back at the last time the country was plunged into darkness

The Independent UK

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National Grid asks two coal plants to fire up amid big freeze

National Grid said the move to use two standby plants should ‘give the public confidence in Monday’s energy supply’

Evening Standard

People asked to turn appliances off between 5pm and 7pm tonight in system test

Two more coal-fired power stations are being brought online to prepare for a surge in demand

Wales Online

Brickbat: Flatlining

The German government is denying reports that it plans to ban energy price increases next year. Rather, it says it plans to require energy companies to prove that any increases in electricity or natural gas prices are necessary before it will allow them. Companies would have to prove that they…

Reason

National Grid stands down coal plants on standby in icy weather

Great Britain’s electricity system operator says it has no concerns over blackouts despite snow and ice

The Guardian - UK

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‘People can’t afford milk’: Moldovans weigh political future as Ukraine war hits economy

Pro-Kremlin rhetoric is catching on with some as winter heating and basic foods become unaffordable

The Guardian - UK

UK facing ‘tough road’ as recession looms despite economy growing in October – as it happened

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warns economy likely to get worse before improving, after UK GDP rose 0.5% in October, but shrank by 0.3% in the August-October quarter

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia's climate target still got the worst rating despite being “more ambitious”

Global research coalition Climate Action Tracker (CAT) categorises Indonesia’s climate goals as “Critically Insufficient”, which means they are far from enough to curb global warming.

The Conversation

Former Synergy chief engineer fears for summer power supplies in Perth and southern WA

On a warmish evening across Perth and southern WA recently, something happened to make Andy Wearmouth feel very uncomfortable, while just about everybody else in the state remained blissfully ignorant.

ABC News

UK power prices hit record high amid cold snap and lack of wind power

Severely cold weather has come with low wind speeds, creating perfect storm to drive wholesale costs up

The Guardian - UK

Russia Drones Smash Power Network in Ukraine’s Odesa, Leaving 1.5 Million without Power

All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, leaving 1.5 million people without power, officials said on Saturday. "The situation in the Odesa region is very difficult," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine says 1.5 million in Odesa region without power after Russia strikes

More than 1.5 million people in Ukraine's southern Odesa region are without power after Russian drone strikes on the electricity generating system, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Saturday.

Reuters

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The Guardian - US

Attacks on Pacific north-west power stations raise fears for US electric grid

Series of attacks come after assault on North Carolina facilities cut electricity to 40,000

Bangkok Post

Energy demand poised to grow 3.2%

Energy consumption is expected to grow by 3.2% next year, driven by economic growth estimated in a range of 3-4%, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).

Newcastle Herald

Embracing the evolution from town to city

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Kiplinger

Electric Heat vs Gas Heat: Which Is Cheaper?

Electric Heat vs Gas Heat: Which is Cheaper? Your choice could have a big impact on your winter bills.

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Wales Online

Martin Lewis shares important update on £200 energy payment this winter

The money is being given to those who heat their homes using certain methods

Wales Online

'I love Christmas so much I've decorated my house with 30,000 lights - I don't care that the price of electricity has shot up'

Paul Bibby is seriously mad about Christmas

The New Daily

Cap on coal and gas prices key to Anthony Albanese’s plan to reduce electricity bills

Federal, state and territory governments will provide up to $3 billion in electricity bill relief to households and small businesses.

Daily Mirror

Brits could be plunged into darkness if weekend snow and ice cripples energy supplies

The Troll of Trondheim has brought the coldest December night in a decade as the Met Office warns of up to six inches of snow in the coming days amid plummeting temperatures

The Guardian - UK

Germany at a crossroads: what a nuclear power station tells us about its energy dilemma

Neckarwestheim’s nuclear power station was granted a stay of execution amid Russian gas shortage. Some want it to stay while others can’t wait for it to go

France 24

Putin says 'an agreement will have to be reached' for Ukraine conflict to end

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that ultimately an agreement would need to be struck to end fighting in Ukraine, nearly ten months after the Kremlin launched its "special military operation" there. French energy group TotalEnergies said earlier that it was withdrawing its representatives from the board of Russian gas…

The Conversation

Will price caps on coal and gas bring power prices down? An expert isn't so sure

In a bid to arrest escalating power prices, Australia’s federal, state and territory governments have agreed to impose caps on the wholesale price of coal and gas.

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