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AEMO calls for urgent investment in key projects to shore up electricity supply

More than $12 billion of investment in new transmission lines should begin "as urgently as possible" to ensure electricity supply is secure in the coming decade, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator.

ABC News

Kraft Heinz Inks Power Purchase Pact With Berkshire Hathaway Energy Business

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with BHE Renewables, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A) Energy business. Under the agreement, BHE will provide power from renewables to Kraft Heinz's operations within the U.S. The facilitation is part of Kraft Heinz's aim to procure most of its electricity from renewable sources…

Benzinga

Governor has a plan to keep the lights on in California — using fossil fuels

A controversial plan from Gov. Gavin Newsom would reshape how business is done on the California power grid, potentially helping to extend the life of beachfront gas plants and the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, making it easier for solar and wind farm developers to sidestep local government opposition, and limiting…

Los Angeles Times

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Power saving urged again to avert crunch

The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry on Wednesday maintained its power crunch warning for the area served by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., and decided to continue it Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Energy bills will not rise on back of £20bn electricity upgrade, says Ofgem

Plan for Great Britain’s regional networks includes improving supply resilience in extreme weather

The Guardian - UK

Crunch time for power grid as Japan's heatwave gets even hotter

Japan braced on Wednesday for its hottest day yet of a record-breaking heatwave, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for a ramp-up of nuclear power use amid fears of a shortage of electricity to keep air conditioners whirring.

Reuters

ERC preps for waste-to-energy auction

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) expects to grant permission for the second phase of waste-to-energy projects via an auction next month after completing the investment criteria.

Bangkok Post

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You could soon get paid to use your oven and washing machine at different time of day

Households across the UK may soon be offered money to not use their appliances at peak hours

Manchester Evening News

British Gas offering households £1,500 off energy bills from next month

Some households are finding it difficult not to fall into debt

Liverpool Echo

Your energy bills could soar EVEN higher to cover costs of collapsed Bulb Energy

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng could not say if the £1bn-a-year cost will be met by a private buyer for the firm, the Treasury - or millions of British customers' energy bills

Daily Mirror

Bristol investment firm crowdfunding £5m for renewable energy projects

Thrive Renewables has supported projects such as England’s tallest onshore wind turbine and the UK's first commercial deep geothermal electricity generation plant in Cornwall

Birmingham Post

Kraft Heinz Procures Wind Energy From Repsol

Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) has signed a power purchase agreement with the Madrid-based energy company Repsol S.A. (OTC:REPYY). The financial terms were not disclosed. The twelve-year agreement is the company’s first investment in wind energy and aligns with its vision of sourcing a major part of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025. Kraft Heinz…

Benzinga

SA company fined over power rules breach

A Federal Court judge has ordered the operator of South Australia's Tesla big battery to pay a $900,000 fine over breaches of the national electricity rules.

AAP

Tokyo June Heatwave Worst Since 1875 as Power Supply Creaks under Strain

Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the specter of cuts. The heatwave comes less than two weeks before a national election in which prices,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Liverpool Echo

Cost of living: Energy bill hacks could save you £332 in minutes

A few simple tricks could save you £100s

Reuters

Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain

The Guardian - AU

Paying coal and gas plants to supply back-up energy a ‘retrograde step’, Clean Energy Council says

‘It’s the wrong policy debate at the wrong time,’ industry says of capacity mechanism

ABC News

Tumut River farmers fear flooding as Snowy Hydro called on to increase electricity production

Further water releases from the Snowy Hydro and the Tumut River channel already at capacity have farmers downstream concerned, one saying there should have been better planning before now.

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Does Australia need Tasmania to become a multi-billion-dollar 'Battery of the Nation'?

As coal-fired power stations close down, there is a push for the renewables-rich state of Tasmania to become the "Battery of the Nation". The problem is, no one knows who will foot the multi-billion-dollar bill.

Bangkok Post

Power safety eyed after fire

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt will ask the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) to inspect the safety of some 400 power transformers and power lines across Bangkok after a fire in the busy Sampeng market killed two people on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Ratch raises B25bn for expansion in rights issue

Ratch Group Plc, Thailand's largest private power generation company by capacity, has raised 25 billion baht in a rights issue to expand its business and support its loan payment plans.

Benzinga

Ameren Acquires Huck Finn Solar Project In Missouri

EDF Renewables North America and Ameren Corp's (NYSE:AEE) subsidiary Ameren Missouri have established an agreement for Huck Finn Solar Project. Ameren will acquire, after construction, the 200 megawatt (MWac) / 270 MWdc Huck Finn Solar Project. The terms of the agreement are confidential. Developed by EDF Renewables, Huck Finn Solar is expected to create…

The Guardian - AU

Tax return 2022: what expenses can I claim if I’m working from home?

From electricity and internet bills to printing paper and ink, here’s what the ATO says you can and can’t claim for your home office

The Guardian - UK

National Grid will pay households to shift electricity use to avoid blackouts

Scheme encourages customers with smart meters to use less energy at peak times and reduce carbon emissions

The Independent UK

Families to be paid to use less electricity under plan to avoid power blackouts

Households to receive money on smart meters for cutting down power usage under National Grid scheme

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