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Network Rail braces for £1bn energy bill as costs increase by more than 50%

Cost of electricity for running trains alone is expected to increase from £595m to £885m in 2023-24

The Guardian - UK

Electric Ireland announces new price hike for NI homeowners

The firm has blamed ongoing uncertainty in international energy markets and unprecedented increases in wholesale energy prices

Belfast Live

Electric Ireland announces another price increase on electricity and gas in new cost of living blow

It marks the third time this year that Electric Ireland has hiked its prices. The rises will equate to €37.20 per month on the average residential electricity bill and €42.99 per month on the average residential gas bill.

Irish Mirror

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Electric Ireland confirm huge increase in gas and electricity prices

Residential electricity bills will rise by 26.7% while residential gas bills will go up by 37.5%

Dublin Live

Energy price inflation: how the UK and EU could fight it

What can be done about rising prices – and would nationalising gas and electricity firms help?

The Guardian - UK

Irish couple using solar panels to keep down bills say others should do the same

Irish households, which typically use 4.2 megawatts of electricity per year, are bracing themselves for huge increases in utility bills through the winter

Irish Mirror

People working from home warned it may add an extra £131 to energy bills from next month

Homeworkers in larger households are likely to pay £698 more for gas and electricity bills this winter.

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Tariff shields and turning off lights: how Europe is tackling the energy crisis

The scale of the crisis in several European countries, and what governments are doing about it

The Guardian - UK

Wholesale gas prices fall as Europe’s plan to avert winter energy crisis takes shape

Price of gas for delivery on Friday drops 21% from Wednesday night’s price of 405p per therm to 320p

The Guardian - UK

Energy crisis: UK households worst hit in western Europe, finds IMF

Heavy reliance on gas is behind price surge, with the impact on poorest households also the worst in Europe

The Guardian - UK

PrepayPower announce €750 hike in gas and electricity prices

The provider’s electricity prices will rise by 19 per cent, while gas prices will rise by 29 per cent, resulting in an additional €339 to the average electricity bill and €428 to the average gas bill

Dublin Live

Sweet or Not? German Farmer Trials Solar Roofs for Orchard

It’s picking season at Christian Nachtwey’s organic orchard in western Germany and laborers are loading their carts with ripe red Elstar apples, ready to be shipped to European supermarkets. But Nachtwey’s farm is also reaping a second harvest: Many of the apple trees grow beneath solar panels that have been…

Asharq Al-Awsat

California lawmakers extend the life of the state's last nuclear power plant

Citing climate change and the need to cut carbon emissions, California is extending the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

WEKU

Ovo founder unveils energy crisis plan and calls for urgent action

Stephen Fitzpatrick wants every household to get some help towards bills but with support tapering off for high earners using more electricity.

The Independent UK

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Edinburgh Live

Details on the £400 energy rebate scheme as Scottish households struggle with rising energy bills

As energy bills are set to soar in October from £1,971 a year to £3,549, we have published the details on the government's new £400 energy rebate scheme

Irish Mirror

30 days of price rises in Ireland - the items you can expect to get more expensive this month

Rising inflation has caused people across the country to make efforts to cut corners and save where possible

The Independent UK

How vacuuming your fridge could cut your energy bills

Experts says vacuuming your fridge can cut its energy consumption by 25 per cent

The Conversation

Indonesia's energy subsidy dilemma: how can the government better protect the poor?

The Indonesian government’s policy of providing subsidies to shield the public from the effects of global energy price hikes will burden the state budget. It’s also potentially insufficient to protect the poor.

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The Independent UK

Hawaii closes last coal-fired power plant as ban begins

The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii’s only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when the state’s dirtiest source of electricity burned its final pieces of fuel

The Independent UK

Sweet or not? German farmer trials solar roofs for orchard

Solar installations on arable land are becoming increasingly popular in Europe and North America, as farmers seek to make the most of their land and establish a second source of revenue

ABC News

Elysian Energy enters voluntary administration after doubling its electricity prices in June

Australian-based energy retailer Elysian Energy enters voluntary administration, becoming the seventh boutique provider this year to succumb to the global energy crisis.

Daily Record

Full details on £400 energy rebate scheme due to start next month for millions of households

How the monthly reduction will be applied to Direct Debits, standard bill payments and prepayment meters.

The Guardian - US

Hawaii to close its only coal power plant in a step toward renewable energy

Lawmakers approved legislation in 2020 banning coal for electricity production by the end of this year

Mic

California’s power grid could have a major meltdown this week

Ahead of expected scorching temperatures, the state’s grid operator warned that things might go dark.

The Guardian - AU

Burning native forest wood waste for electricity shouldn’t be classed as renewable energy, Senate report suggests

Climate bill inquiry says government should consider establishing a transition authority for coal and gas workers

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