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Energy bills set to be frozen at £2,500 for typical households - how we'll pay for it

New details are emerging of Liz Truss's plans to freeze gas and electricity bills this winter at around £2,500 for the typical household- which allies argue is about the same as current bills, once you factor in a £400 discount

Daily Mirror

Kettle hack will save you money on bills - but not everyone is happy with the tip

Constantly boiling the kettle can really impact your electricity bills

Dublin Live

French public swimming pools forced to close due to soaring electricity costs

The company Vert-Marine, which runs a network of 80 public swimming pools across France says it has chosen to close 30 of them until further notice as they are not economically viable.The company cited rising electricity costs as the reason behind the closures.

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Infographic: How much of Europe’s energy comes from gas?

In 2021, one-third of Europe’s energy – used for generating electricity, transport and heating – came from burning gas.

Al Jazeera

European cost-of-living crisis leads to protests in Germany and Italy

Pressure is piling on European governments as energy prices continue to soar. After Russia said it wouldn't deliver gas on its Nord Stream 1 pipeline until Western sanctions are lifted, Portugal announced a new support programme for households and Austria's chancellor presented a price cap on electricity. Pressure is also…

France 24

IAEA Calls for Security Zone at Ukraine Frontline Nuclear Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called on Tuesday for fighting to be halted in a security zone around Europe's biggest nuclear power station, saying its experts had found extensive damage at the plant on the front in the Ukraine war. A long-awaited report did not ascribe blame for damage…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Assistance promised for this month's high power bills

The cabinet will next week decide on proposed measures to assist householders as the cost of electricity rises to a record-high, and assistance will be provided to meet September's bills, according Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.

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France offers to help Germany with winter gas deliveries as energy crisis looms

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France was ready to deliver gas to Germany in exchange for electricity this coming winter should the energy crisis make such a move necessary. Macron also said that he supports the implementation of a European-wide contribution scheme to rein in speculative pricing.

Radio France Internationale

Liz Truss 'to freeze gas and electricity bills' for households with £130bn loan package

The new Prime Minister is set to reveal a plan for the government to set a “price guarantee” for bills as early as Wednesday, after being formally appointed by the Queen today.

Daily Record

‘We don’t know where to turn’: Britons struggling in cost of living crisis urge Truss for help now

Families and business owners implore newly appointed prime minister to act as colder months draw closer

The Independent UK

Floating solar plant installed in Dhanas Lake in Chandigarh

A floating solar plant of 500 kilowatts has been installed on Dhanas lake in Chandigarh, with the aim of generating electricity in an environmentally friendly manner. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Power move: UK ministers eye big energy profits for tax raid

Drax in eye of storm as options considered including windfall tax to bring down household bills

The Guardian - UK

Scots carer left skint after energy company swipe £3k from bank in one day

Adam was transferred to EDF Energy in May 2021 when his provider Green Network Energy went bust but claims an engineer never attended his home to obtain an accurate meter reading.

Daily Record

MSE's Martin Lewis explains how much households must pay even if they use no energy

You must still pay a standing charge - a fixed amount for gas and electricity - regardless of how much you use

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Reuters

Ukraine says it downs Russian missiles, UN pushes for nuclear plant's safety

Ukrainian forces shot down five Russian cruise missiles on Tuesday, most of them in the south, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, but he made no mention of a new military success in the east hinted at by officials earlier.

Tribune News Service

Blackouts possible as California power grid enters ‘the most intense phase of this heat wave’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Struggling to stave off rolling blackouts Labor Day evening, managers of California’s beleaguered power grid declared an energy emergency alert Monday and warned that Californians might have to double or triple their energy conservation efforts to prevent the lights from going out.

Tribune News Service

Blackouts possible as California power grid declares Stage 2 alert and heat wave worsens

Bangkok Post

CKP seeks to double capacity by 2024

CK Power Plc (CKP), the power generation arm of construction firm CH Karnchang Plc, will double its electricity generation capacity to 4,800 megawatts within 2024, mostly from renewable energy, as the company continues to focus on clean power development.

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The Guardian - UK

Germany to delay phase-out of nuclear plants to shore up energy security

Last two working plants were due to be mothballed, but will be used as emergency reserve into 2023 after Russia cuts off gas

Newsroom.co.nz

Germany faces a new kind of cold war this winter

Neither technical problems nor economic sanctions explain the lack of gas from Russia – Putin is deliberately making gas scarce as part of his war against Europe, says Oliver Hartwich

The Conversation

Ethereum: second biggest cryptocurrency to cut energy use by over 99%, but the industry still has a long way to go

Cryptocurrencies use an eye-watering amount of energy. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, uses an estimated 78 terawatt hours of electricity each year, comparable to the power consumption of Chile.

France 24

Macron urges French to save energy, says ready to send gas to Germany

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that his country was ready to deliver gas to Germany this coming winter should Europe's gas squeeze make such a move necessary, urging French citizens to reduce their energy consumption in order to stave off rationing and cuts.

The Conversation

UK energy crisis: why rationing is likely to happen this winter, whether Liz Truss likes it or not

In the 1970s, the UK government used a series of planned blackouts to manage energy shortages. The result was a three-day week for commercial use of electricity, with work and leisure often happening by torch or candlelight. Without widespread demand reduction to tackle the impact of high gas prices, European…

The Hindu

Rains leave electrical infrastructure damaged in Bengaluru

Two transformers and 15 electrical poles were damaged due to Sunday rains

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland distillery boss hits out after receiving near £11,000 monthly electricity bill

"We're not going to throw good money away just to keep going"

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