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Five big energy suckers in your home that are supercharging the cost of living crisis — and how to fix them

Whether you are looking to save money to offset the rising cost of living, or keen to do your bit to slow climate change, keeping an eye on energy consumption in your home, cutting back where possible and developing new energy-efficient habits, can have a big impact. Here are five…

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Tangedco consumer forum cannot issue vague orders, says Ombudsman

A consumer in Chennai had approached the Tamil Nadu Electricity Ombudsman after the Tangedco’s Consumer Redressal Forum issued an order in response to her complaint about the delay in changing the tariff category despite two representations

The Hindu

Tender to Implement 1st Phase of Jordan-Iraq Power Grid Project Ends on Monday

The tender to implement the first phase of the Jordan-Iraq power grid project will end on Monday. The project, scheduled to be completed by late 2022, will supply Iraq with 400 kilovolts of electricity from Jordan. The kingdom and Iraq seek to build their electrical interconnection, which would allow for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Private push & public interest: How Delhi corrected its power play

When IT professional Ashish Mathur (44) moved from his ancestral house in Chandni Chowk to east Delhi's Patparganj in 2002, he made it a point to buy an inverter. He had a small enclosure neatly marked out in the house for what was then the most essential of household gadgets.

The Times of India

Goa: Incessant rain with wind disrupts power, ferries, brings down trees

PANAJI: Heavy and continuous rain with strong winds impacted normal life in several parts of the state on Saturday by damaging houses, damaging electricity equipment resulting in power cuts, disrupting ferry services, and bringing down trees.

The Times of India

Diesel lacking for Cuba drivers as fuel used for electricity

Some drivers have been lining up for days — occasionally even more than a week — to fill up with diesel in Cuba

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Sign Electricity Interconnection Agreement

Saudi Arabia and Iraq signed the executive report on the principles of the electricity interconnection agreement between the two countries implementing the memorandum of understanding signed at the beginning of 2022. The electrical interconnection will link from Arar in northern Saudi Arabia to Yusufiya near Baghdad and have a capacity…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Electric fans: how much do they cost to run in a heatwave?

As the Met Office issues extreme heat warnings, we look at how to keep cool – and the best models

The Guardian - UK

Bihar: Power theft worth Rs 34 crore detected, 10,000 FIRs lodged

PATNA: The Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) detected power theft worth Rs 34.37 crore in 20 circles across the state and registered 10,357 FIRs against the defaulters besides recovering Rs 30.15 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal. Of Rs 34.37 crore, Rs 20.52 crore was recovered…

The Times of India

Limiting crypto helped the Texas power grid weather a heat wave

Cryptocurrency mining requires huge amounts of electricity, prompting concerns over the industry’s environmental impact — and whether the state’s grid can keep up.

The Texas Tribune

Tamil Nadu: In ‘Sholay’ redux, lovelorn youth climbs tower

CHENNAI: When a 19-year-old youth climbed a high-tension electricity transmission tower in the Tambaram Sanatorium area on Friday, demanding that he be married to his girlfriend, it marked the beginning of a two-hour-long drama. It ended with the girl, a 15-year-old Class XI student, being brought to the spot and…

The Times of India

East Lothian bathing and fishing warnings at Torness beaches lifted

An oil leak from an electricity substation at the East Lothian nuclear power station site sparked warnings against going into the water or fishing at Thorntonloch and Skateraw beaches and surrounding coastline

Edinburgh Live

South Africa's crippling power cuts: five essential reads

Planned power cuts by South Africa’s state owned power utility, Eskom, have left businesses and households without electricity for close to six hours daily. Eskom introduced the latest round of power cuts, commonly referred to as load-shedding, in June after generation units in three power plants broke down. Then, to…

The Conversation

South Africa to unveil solutions to power crisis within days

The South African government will within days announce new ways to address the country's worst power crisis yet, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.

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For Lubbock residents, conserving energy to prevent mass outages is a new thing to navigate

Until last year, Lubbock residents didn’t get electricity from the main power grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Now, many residents are getting used to requests to limit electricity consumption.

ABC News

China increasingly expected to drop ban on Australian coal as nation's economic woes deepen

Expectations that China's leader Xi Jinping will reverse his unofficial ban on Australian coal imports are growing as the country's economic problems continue to mount.

The Texas Tribune

Still wary of the electric grid’s reliability, some Texans complied with ERCOT’s requests to conserve power this week

As extreme weather becomes increasingly frequent, Texans said the power grid operator’s calls to conserve energy were a reminder the state still struggles to keep up with the growing power demand.

The Times of India

Gurugram: Developer settles power infrastructure dues, discom to refund Ardee City residents

GURGAON: Residents of Ardee City were the first in the state to pay ‘development charges’ to the tune of Rs 7.78 crore to DHBVN for a permanent power connection in the Sector 52 township due to the developer’s failure to build the required electrical infrastructure.

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Home battery sales are rising with volatile power prices and some owners are installing several to make more money

Some households are installing multiple solar power batteries to make more money selling electricity back to the grid.

The Conversation

Worried about high energy bills, some Canadians risk discomfort, illness and even death

Almost one in 10 Canadian households spend more than 10 per cent of their income to heat and cool their homes, keep the lights on and to store or cook food. For these households, the high cost of energy, which includes electricity, natural gas, heating oil and propane, means they…

The Conversation

Carbon monoxide: what is it and why is it deadly?

Many of us are familiar with the typical results of burning fuels such as coal, natural gas and oil. The reaction produces heat which we harness to warm our homes, heat water and cook food, power vehicles and generate electricity.

Daily Record

Landlords offering all inclusive rent ‘should consider' passing on £400 energy grant to tenants

Households without an electricity contract will not receive the £400 energy rebate in October.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyans at Boiling Point Amid Summer Power Cuts

Mahmud Aguil has a comfortable house in Libya's capital Tripoli, but chronic power outages in the war-battered country and roasting summer heat now force him to sleep in his air-conditioned van. "This is my bedroom," the 48-year-old said pointing to the cramped vehicle, its back seats removed to make space…

The Times of India

CAQM sets target: Transport fleet in Gurugram and Faridabad to go electric by 2024

GURUGRAM: The new Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) policy to improve air quality in Delhi-NCR has set a target of making the commercial and public transport fleet in the 14 NCR cities of Haryana electric run by 2030, with 100% of the fleet in Gurugram and Faridabad running on…

Bangkok Post

SMEs call for suspension of planned fuel tariff increase

The Federation of Thai SMEs is asking the government to delay an increase in the fuel tariff (Ft) scheduled for September as they struggle to stay afloat amid mounting economic problems.

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