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North Carolina power outages could last days after shootings

Tens of thousands of people are bracing for days without electricity in a North Carolina county where authorities say two power substations were shot up by one or more people with apparent criminal intent

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Call to cap diesel rebate, sting oil firms

Experts warn subsidies for coal- and gas-fired plants could derail cleaner, cheaper power as energy ministers prepare for crucial talks in Brisbane on Thursday.

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How much do Christmas lights cost to run? Everything you need to know - and how to cut that price in half

Here's how much it costs to light up your tree over the festive period

Ideal Home

Energy bills: How much money does turning down the thermostat actually save?

Dropping the temperature below 18℃ could impact your health

Wales Online

Cold snap poses first test of Britain’s efforts to prevent winter power cuts

A mild start to winter is about to come to shivering halt, putting extra strain on the country’s power supplies

The Guardian - UK

'I charge my family for Christmas dinner and electricity - even the toddlers pay'

The money-savy grandmother sets a strict payment deadline, and if any of her family members complain, she tells them they will be uninvited from the festivities

Daily Mirror

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On the Breadline: Art centre dishes up breakfast for hungry children

Parents worried about putting food on the table are often too anxious to play with their children, so funding for one centre is crucial. David Cohen reports

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis shares clothes drying hack costing 7p an hour that 'lowers' energy bill

The Money Saving Expert said people will 'definitely have lower electricity bills' thanks to the device.

Daily Record

Daniel Andrews seizes on popularity of State Electricity Commission promise to create a new ministry

Premier announces Lily D’Ambrosio will be minister responsible for SEC as part of new cabinet

The Guardian - AU

Air fryer hype 'justified' as kitchen gadget three times cheaper to run than oven

Consumer champions Which? said that the hype around the kitchen gadget may be "justified" as people are buying air fryers to save money amid a rise in the cost of living, in particular, electricity bills.

Glasgow Live

Attack by ‘cowards’ could leave North Carolina county without power for days

RALEIGH, N.C. — Widespread power outages caused by vandalism of electrical substations in Moore County continued on Sunday, with electricity shut off to nearly all residences and businesses, and estimates for restoration of power stretching possibly into Thursday, officials say.

Tribune News Service

Exploitative gas pricing is causing debt and distress for many Australian households

It is not fair for people to be paying such wildly varied prices for the same level of gas consumption – equity must be central to any market intervention

The Guardian - AU

Keeping the lights on in Puerto Rico

Here's what $3 billion could do to avert the next tropical storm blackout

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Critics pan ASIC as 'toothless tiger' amid anger over collapse of critical WA coal mine Griffin

Australia's corporate regulator is accused of failing to properly investigate a "bankrupt" coal mine whose troubles are threatening the security of a state's electricity system.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Putin is trying to wipe out Ukraine from the air, yet the West holds back air defense systems

Imagine if Philadelphia were totally blacked out for a dozen hours daily, with no water or heat and no electricity or cell phone coverage. Imagine if Philly high-rise apartment dwellers, including the elderly and moms with babies, had to lug water and food to upper floors because the elevators weren't…

The Conversation

High fossil fuel prices mean UK cannot delay transition to low emissions steel

Steel is essential for making many of the technologies that will end fossil fuel combustion, including electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels. Unfortunately, to produce a lot of steel, manufacturers need to burn a lot of fossil fuel.

Belfast Live

Emergency Fuel Support Programme opens next week in Derry - but no direct aid for gas users

Derry City and Strabane council’s Emergency Fuel Support Programme is set to be rolled out across the district

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BMW Patents Suspension That Harnesses Electricity Going Over Bumps

Road imperfections, potholes and speed bumps could replenish your future BMW EV’s battery - this technology could debut on the firm's Neue Klasse series of models.

The Independent UK

Talks with breakaway region fail to ease Moldova energy woes

A key electrical power plant in a Moscow-backed breakaway region of Moldova will not resume energy supplies to the rest of the country after officials failed to reach any agreements on Friday amid an acute energy crisis, authorities said

France 24

'We're at the start of a new industrial revolution': Ireland's environment minister

Talking Europe speaks to Eamon Ryan, the leader of the Irish Green Party and minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport in the current coalition government in Dublin. We caught up with him after he attended a signing ceremony for the Celtic Interconnector, a project that will link the…

Daily Record

Man thanks Daily Record for 'saving Christmas' after electric fault cost him hundreds of pounds

Paul McCartney feared he and his daughter would struggle through winter and says supplier Scottish Power ignored his pleas for help - until the Record stepped in.

The Conversation

Energy bills: how much money does turning down the thermostat actually save?

The unprecedented rise in energy costs this winter has many people asking how to reduce their bills. In a typical UK home, around 80% of the total energy used in a year goes towards heating space and water, so any change in heating makes a big difference.

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

Daily Mirror

Medics pictured forced to use mobile phone torches in surgery during Ukraine blackouts

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Surgeons in Kyiv were forced to use light from mobile phone torches to carry out operations due to power cuts in the Ukraine capital from repeated Russian shelling

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