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China heatwaves drive up power demand to record levels, southern floods swamp cities

Heatwaves in northern and central China drove up electricity demand to record levels as millions switched on air conditioners to escape the sweltering conditions, while floodwaters in the south submerged villages and trapped city residents.

Reuters

Hong Kong fire leaves 20,000 households without power for 2 days

A fire in global financial hub Hong Kong has left 20,000 households without electricity for two days amid hot and humid weather.The city's government is requesting an investigation into the accident, which occured on Tuesday.

Reuters

Payouts on big US power grid fall 32% in blow to coal plants

Electricity generators on the biggest U.S. grid will be paid 32% less next year for being on standby to keep power flowing on the system stretching from New Jersey to Illinois.

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Australian Energy Market Operator to end its intervention in east coast market

An unprecedented intervention in Australia's east coast energy market will be gradually removed over the next day, with authorities increasingly confident in the supply of wholesale electricity.

ABC News

It's Time To Recycle Now Or Face Breadlines For Copper

By Christopher Guérin, Chief Executive Officer of Nexans

Benzinga

The national electricity market is a failed 1990s experiment. It's time the grid returned to public hands

A crisis, as the saying has it, combines danger and opportunity. The dangers of the current electricity crisis are obvious. The opportunity it presents is to end to the failed experiment of the national electricity market.

The Conversation

No guarantee Tasmanian households won't be hardest hit by Marinus Link bill

It was the hot topic of letters between former PM Scott Morrison and the Tasmanian government — and it appears there's still no guarantee Australia's poorest state won't pay half the cost of a massive new power project but reap only a fraction of the benefits.

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Still no rub of the green for Newcastle's red and blue

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Newcastle Herald

Sudan's economy sinks as post-coup leadership searches for support

An accelerated breakdown in services including water and electricity supplies has left Sudanese citizens counting the cost of political stalemate after a military takeover last October.

Reuters

Lebanon, Syria and Egypt sign deal to supply Beirut with gas

Lebanon, Egypt and Syria have signed an agreement to import Egyptian gas to a power plant in northern Lebanon through Syria

The Independent UK

Motormouth: Clunk costs a chunk of change

Q: My 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee suddenly developed a clunk downshifting at a stop sign. Then, at the next stop sign, even my wife heard it. Took it to my local garage here, who I have great trust in, as they have saved me a lot of money. They used…

Tribune News Service

For Iraqis a Sweltering Summer Has Begun

Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern city of Basra there is nothing but stiflingly hot air. While Basra is used to scorching summers, this year it has started sooner than expected, bringing misery to residents in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Green energy electricity retailer Enova enters voluntary administration

The company says the "diabolical" energy crisis affecting Australia's east coast had an "unbearable" effect on its ability to operate.

ABC News

EXPLAINER: What's next after Russia reduced gas to Europe?

The war in Ukraine is fueling fears of a natural gas emergency in Europe

The Independent UK

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Qld electricity prices won't fund budget

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick says public electricity generators will use profits they've earned on the wholesale market to transition to renewable energy.

Newcastle Herald

Australian consumer and energy watchdogs to probe alleged energy market gaming

Findings to be disclosed at national energy ministers meeting in July

The Conversation

Why including coal in a new ‘capacity mechanism’ will make Australia's energy crisis worse

Australia’s electricity generators would be paid extra money to be available even if they don’t actually generate any energy, under a new mechanism proposed by the federal government’s Energy Security Board (ESB).

The Times of India

Couple electrocuted to death in Baran dist

KOTA: A 55-year-old man and his 50-year-old wife were allegedly electrocuted to death at their house in Tejaji Ka Ganda village under Bhanwargarh police station area of Baran district on Sunday night. Their bodies were recovered from yard of their house in an agriculture field near a wire meant for…

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Gas export tax would help to fix Australia's energy crisis, says Dr Ken Henry

Australia has blown its chance to use its vast gas fields to help the economy transition to renewable energy, says former Treasury secretary Ken Henry.

ABC News

Quiz: Can you pick fact from fiction when it comes to keeping warm in winter while still saving power?

We've been urged to keep an eye on our electricity usage, which can be tricky during winter. Can you tell fact from fiction when it comes to energy-saving information?

The New Daily

In an energy crisis, every watt counts. So turning off your dishwasher can make a difference

Discussion has largely focused on the need to generate more energy. But there's another way to ease strain on the system – by using less energy.

The Conversation

In an energy crisis, every watt counts. So yes, turning off your dishwasher can make a difference

Australia’s east coast energy market has been on a rocky road for the past few weeks. It begs the question: how could the market change to avoid the next crisis?

Edinburgh Live

Tips to save money on water, gas and electricity amid cost of living crisis shared by experts

The cost of living is going up and up in recent months many households have begun looking for ways to save money wherever possible. Money-saving experts have explained their tips in a bid to help people.

Daily Record

New £400 energy rebate update offers hope to households not eligible for the scheme in October

The UK Government is ‘exploring options' for other ways to support households who do not currently qualify.

Radio France Internationale

Russia closing gas tap exposes French and German dependency on nuclear and coal

Fresh into a new mandate but without a parliamentary majority since legislative elections on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron will now have to hammer out an energy policy caught between the gas crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly vocal green movement. Germany faces similar problems.

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