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Solar power cuts electricity bills and carbon emissions – NZ needs to scale up faster

Solar power is now the cheapest form of electricity in most countries, including New Zealand, and its global uptake is growing exponentially.

The Conversation

6 Outrageous Utility Fees That Nobody Talks About

There’s nothing like opening a utility bill and feeling your jaw hit the floor. It’s not just the cost of the electricity, water, or gas that makes people groan—it’s the mysterious extra charges tacked on like hidden sprinkles on a sundae nobody ordered.

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‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders

Analysis reveals £416 of average bill of £1,719 taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested

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Never again a blackout: Mega storage could help make Europe's electricity grids more stable

The EU is preparing a package of measures for the expansion of the electricity grid. The aim is to achieve faster authorisations and intelligent electricity grids so that a rapid response can be made to grid fluctuations.

Euronews

PPL Corporation Stock: Is PPL Outperforming the Utilities Sector?

PPL Corporation has outperformed the Utilities sector over the past year, and analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Barchart

This $37 Costco Purchase Cuts Your Electric Bill by $269 This Year

Costco's 18-pack Feit Electric LEDs for $36.99 can cut your electric bill by $269 annually. Here's the math on how these 5-color bulbs pay for themselves.

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Power struggle: why fixing NZ’s ‘broken’ electricity market is such a formidable challenge

The growing view that New Zealand’s energy market is “broken” has brought with it a stream of suggestions for piecemeal changes that nibble at the edges of the problem, without tackling the real structural, legal and distributional issues.

The Conversation

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Nat-Gas Prices Jump as US Weather Forecasts Trend Hotter

October Nymex natural gas (NGV25 ) on Monday closed up +0.102 (+3.47%). Oct nat-gas prices rallied sharply on Monday as forecasts for hotter US weather should boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning usage. On Monday, forecaster Vaisala said forecasts shifted warmer in the West to...

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So much for reaching net-zero — Google's proposed AI datacenter emissions are mind-boggling

Plans for an upcoming Google datacenter in the UK show a bleak look at the impact AI is having on the environment, with the same CO2 emissions as hundreds of flights to Europe every day.

Windows Central

Weakening net zero policy ‘will spook investors’, warns UK’s climate adviser

Nigel Topping says shifting course risks deterring capital, as he urges ministers to hold firm on green transition

The Guardian - UK

Here’s How AI Could Be Driving Up Your Electricity Bills — and What You Can Do About It

Here's what you can do to lower your electricity bills.

GOBankingRates

Two in five renters rationed their gas and electricity last winter

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The Independent UK

PM coy on prospect of Trump meeting – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Why do AI chatbots use so much energy?

AI chatbots are infamous energy guzzlers. But why do they use so much electricity?

LiveScience

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The Independent UK

Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers could be bumped off grids during power emergencies

As Big Tech’s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies

The Independent UK

Expert explains how pensioners can get £450 extra in fuel payments this winter

An expert has explained how pensioners can receive an extra £450 in payments to help with electricity and gas bills this winter.

The Independent UK

Lebanon licenses Elon Musk's Starlink for satellite internet services

Lebanon has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country

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24yo Tennessee man ‘wanted to do something big,’ so he decided to drop bombs on Nashville electricity substation

But the FBI moved quick.

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I Asked ChatGPT How To Lower My Electricity Bill in Winter: Here’s What It Said

The AI response was detailed and broke down solutions for both renters and homeowners. Here's what ChatGPT recommended for keeping energy costs down in winter.

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Slash Your Utility Bills in Half: 6 Proven Hacks To Save Big in 2025

Electricity costs are rising. Learn some expert-backed strategies to slash your utility bill and boost energy-efficiency without sacrificing your comfort.

The Independent UK

Wind and solar power fuel over one-third of Brazil's electricity for first time

Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August

The Conversation

Cheap power to the people could shift the dial for renewables in the regions

Australia’s energy story is at a turning point. Demand for electricity is rising rapidly as homes, industries, and transport systems electrify. The nation is also under pressure to cut emissions from its energy sector and elsewhere.

The Independent UK

Ten million lose power amid Cuba’s fifth blackout in a year

The entire grid collapsed after a malfunction at one of the nation’s biggest plants

The Conversation

Climate action can feel slow – but the fastest energy leap in history has begun

It’s increasingly common to hear from experts and the general public that the global shift away from fossil fuels is glacially slow, or even nonexistent.

Benzinga

These 5 Fusion Startups Have Raised Billions Backed By Bill Gates, Sam Altman, And Google — Here's When They Promise Real Power

The fusion energy revolution has attracted some of the world’s most powerful investors and tech luminaries. Bill Gates, Sam Altman, and Peter Thiel are betting billions on nuclear fusion startups that promise to deliver virtually unlimited clean energy within the next few years.

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