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Commentary: Putin will carpet-bomb Ukraine unless the West acts

The strategically vital city of Kherson is back in the hands of Ukrainians, albeit under threat of Russian shelling and attacks on its electricity supply. But as combatants on both sides of an increasingly static firing line prepare for winter war, there are effectively two separate conflicts emerging: one on…

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British Gas, E.On, OVO, Octopus and more are paying people to save electricity this winter - how the scheme works

The National Grid's Demand Flexibility Service launched earlier this month and is aimed at preventing blackouts this winter

Manchester Evening News

‘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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Putin’s forces still seeking to advance in Donbas in Ukraine despite ‘extremely large losses’, says Zelensky

Vladimir Putin’s generals are still seeking to advance in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region despite suffering “extremely large losses,” Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Ukraine seeks more NATO aid amid ‘difficult’ front-line situation

Officials ask for air defence systems and power transformers as Russian forces seek to advance in multiple fronts.

Al Jazeera

Heat Pumps vs Solar Panels: Which Saves You More on Energy Bills?

Debating heat pumps vs solar panels? Whichever one you choose, it just got easier to save on energy bills.

Kiplinger

Texas grid still vulnerable to extreme winter weather, ERCOT estimate shows

Changes to Texas’ power grid have improved ERCOT’s ability to keep power flowing during major winter storms, but in an extreme scenario, the grid could still face rolling blackouts, a seasonal assessment shows.

The Texas Tribune

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Heat pumps without home insulation could raise bills and overload the grid – here’s what the government can do

The UK aims to replace 1.7 million gas boilers a year by the mid-2030s, as part of its plan to reach net zero. This will require rapidly scaling up the installation of heat pumps which can run on renewable electricity. Just 67,000 were installed in 2021.

The Conversation

Northern Ireland £600 electricity payment could be used on other bills under UK government plans

The payment to help with rising energy costs was due to be provided as a credit to electricity accounts

Belfast Live

Auckland's free EV chargers won't be free much longer

Vector has put its network of Auckland electric vehicle chargers on the market. Selling will shake up the market in our biggest city, not least for EV customers who would have to start paying for power.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ukraine pleads for help to fix energy grid hit by Russian bomb raids

European firms urged to donate spare parts after sustained Russian strikes on power plants and substations

The Guardian - UK

France reboots coal-fired power plant to boost winter electricity supplies

France has rebooted a coal-fired power station in Saint-Avold, eastern France, which had been due to close definitively in March.

Radio France Internationale

The energy companies including OVO, British Gas and E.ON who are paying customers to not use electricity

More customers will now be able to benefit from not using electricity during peak hours when demand is at its highest

Manchester Evening News

Edinburgh pet rescue centre 'brought to its knees' by skyrocketing energy bills

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Homes warned electricity will cost them a staggering £31,160 in 2023, while gas is expected to set them back £63,735.

Daily Record

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US: In 2021, Plug-Ins Traveled 19 Billion Miles On Electricity

Plug-in electric cars are gradually increasing their market share in the US (reaching about 4% in 2021), which starts to make an impact.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe faces power woes as low dam level halts hydroelectricity

The Kariba South Hydro Power Station provides Zimbabwe with about 70 percent of its electricity.

Reuters

Ukraine struggles to restore full power after Russian attacks

Ukraine was still struggling to restore full power on Tuesday, nearly a week after a wave of Russian missile strikes that damaged energy facilities across the country.

France 24

NATO head Stoltenberg accuses Russia of using cold as 'a weapon of war'

NATO allies gathering for a summit on Tuesday said they would help Ukraine fix its power grid damaged by Moscow's shelling in what the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said was Russia using the cold weather as "a weapon of war". Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.…

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Daily Record

OVO Energy customers could make £100 for cutting electricity use starting next week

The scheme running from December 8 to March 2023 is initially open to 15,000 OVO customers.

Daily Mirror

OVO Energy to pay thousands of customers up to £100 to help avoid blackouts

OVO Energy has become the latest firm to sign up to the new Demand Flexibility Service, which is being run by the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) to help avoid blackouts this winter

The Independent UK

Ukraine's 'Invincibility' centers offer refuge, resilience

Ukraine has rolled out hundreds of “Points of Invincibility” — a defiant name for makeshift centers often no larger than an executive's conference room where beleaguered citizens can warm up, charge up, feed and drink up, and entertain themselves as they hunker down to wait out Russian President Vladimir Putin's…

The Guardian - UK

Disabled children can’t afford to use their ventilators this winter. Politicians need to face reality

It’s not fearmongering to suggest that in the absence of proper state support this winter, people are going to die, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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

ABC News

Electricity Review Board finds WA power provider Synergy unlawfully overcharged customers

The independent energy umpire finds the government-owned West Australian power provider unlawfully overcharged customers tens of millions of dollars by artificially inflating its prices between 2016 and 2017.

The Independent UK

Ovo joins scheme to pay customers to cut their energy usage

The National Grid Electricity System Operator launched the scheme earlier this month and has engaged in trials with customers.

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