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Boris Johnson rules out windfall tax on electricity firms

Ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak had mooted tax similar to energy profits levy on North Sea oil and gas

The Guardian - UK

Amid heat, power grid operator asks Texans to conserve electricity on Monday afternoon

The operator of the major power grid in Texas asked people in the state to conserve electricity on Monday during a period when it expects a record high demand.

Tribune News Service

Study Claims GMC Hummer EV Pollutes More Than Chevrolet Malibu

ACEEE calculated that the electric pickup emits 341 grams of CO2 per mile when accounting for emissions from the US electric grid.

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Saudi Industrial Production Index up 24% in May

The Saudi industrial production index (IPI) increased in May by 24 percent compared to the same period last year, according to General Authority for Statistics (Gastat). The IPI continued to show positive growth rates due to the high production in the three sub-sectors mining and quarrying, manufacturing, and electricity and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Electricity likely to get costlier in Delhi

Electricity in the national capital is likely to get costlier with the increase in the Power Purchase Adjustment Charge (PPAC) by around 4 per cent. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Int’l Resolution to Help Syrians. Is a Russian-American Settlement Possible?

Last-gasp negotiations are underway to salvage the international resolution that allows cross-border aid to reach Syria. Russia had last week vetoed the extension of the resolution when it was put to a vote at the United Nations Security Council. The resolution expired on Sunday. What is the resolution? Issued in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand

The state’s grid operator asked that Texans voluntarily reduce their power use on Monday as the blistering heat continues — and said no rolling blackouts are expected this week.

The Texas Tribune

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Multi-millionaire once lived in caravan with no electricity or water

Steve Morgan's millionaire lifestyle is world's away from the two paper rounds he cycled every morning before school while growing up in a caravan

Daily Mirror

More than 650 homes and businesses hit by power cut

Electricity Northwest have apologised for the outage

Manchester Evening News

Scouse millionaire lived in caravan with no electricity or water

Steve Morgan said getting kicked out of school and starting work on a building site was the best thing to happen to him

Liverpool Echo

Balkan activists keep fighting for Europe’s last wild rivers

It took a decade of court battles and street protests, but Balkan activists fighting to protect some of Europe’s last wild rivers have scored an important conservation victory in Bosnia

The Independent UK

Iconic red phone box with own electricity supply on sale for £45k - but there's a catch

The red phone box, in Kensington, West London, is up for sale by Bid X1 and has been placed on the market at a guide price of £45,000 - with the opportunity to turn it into a quirky business

Daily Mirror

'We were left freezing for days in storm nightmare - but haven't received a penny in compo due to ridiculous rule'

'The power was off for 66 hours in sub zero temperatures'

Manchester Evening News

Germany to reactivate coal power plants as Russia curbs gas flow

Parliament approves measures to use mothballed sites to produce electricity and preserve gas supplies

The Guardian - UK

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'We are going to have to make decisions to invest today', says Arancha González Laya

Across Europe, people are being hit by increased food, fuel and electricity bills. Even before the war in Ukraine started, the price of energy was rising. European leaders insist they will not waver in their support to Ukraine. They admit that helping Kyiv will come at a cost to European…

Liverpool Echo

Raid finds 2,000 plant cannabis farm spread over 13 rooms

Three men were arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis and abstracting electricity

The Hindu

Kodagu: No let-up in rain, schools continue to remain shut

Many villages are without electricity since one week following damage to electricity poles

The Canberra Times

Is the life-cycle energy required for renewable energy technologies comparable with their energy generation and will the construction of renewables always emit CO2?

In short, nope.

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The Guardian - UK

Price of offshore wind power falls to cheapest ever level in UK

Contract price is nearly 6% lower than previous auction in 2019, which could ease pressure on energy bills

The National (Scotland)

Price of offshore wind power falls to new record low

THE price of offshore wind power has fallen to a new record low, as the UK Government announced 11 gigawatts of winning bids for various renewable…

Birmingham Post

Pensana plans for offshore wind to power magnet metals plant in Yorkshire Energy Park battery link

Yorkshire Energy Park battery storage complex proposal holds the key to green electricity behind energy intensive chemical process plant

The Hindu

Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: Phizzy Physics

Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth: Stephen Hawking

The Hindu

Bescom bill payment frauds getting aggressive, say complainants

The fraudster hacked the complainant’s WhatsApp account and started uploading nude pictures on the apartment WhatsApp group after the latter refused to share his bank account details.

The Hindu

BJP chose Droupadi Murmu as President nominee only to gain tribal votes: Medha Patkar

Wondering what could Draupadi Murmu who could not bring electricity to her native village, or Yashwant Sinha, the Presidential nominee of major Opposition parties and an economist, could do after being elected, Ms. Patkar claimed that a President becomes the rubber stamp of the ruling party.

Businessweek

The US Industrial Complex Is Starting to Buckle From High Power Costs

Surging bills are forcing companies to scale back industrial operations, threatening a greater drag on the economy.

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