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Thousands of homes face fourth night without power in wake of Storm Amy

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks said “challenging” network faults were still being addressed in parts of the Highlands, Argyll and Mull.

Evening Standard

South Africans are going off the service grid: what happens when citizens replace the state?

South Africa’s constitution promises all citizens access to adequate housing and basic services – water, security, sanitation and electricity. In practice, people from rich to poor experience persistent water cuts, sewage overflows, electricity blackouts and uneven policing. Fiona Anciano, Charlotte Lemanski, Christina Culwick Fatti and Margot Rubin are urban researchers…

The Conversation

Tories vow to cut energy bills by 20% by scrapping carbon tax and wind subsidies

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho claimed these two policies will save the average family £165 a year.

Evening Standard

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Scottish Power opens new Edinburgh office in record £10bn investment

Scottish Power have opened a new Edinburgh office with a record £10 billion investment in Scotland as it embarks on a major electricity grid…

The National (Scotland)

Chamath Palihapitiya Warns AI Push By GOOGL, META, MSFT And AMZN Using NVDA Chips Could Double Electricity Rates

The burgeoning artificial intelligence boom, driven by tech titans like Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) relying heavily on Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) powerful GPUs, could lead to a dramatic doubling of electricity rates within the next five years.

Benzinga

Cut your energy bills by a third? No, these ‘energy-saving plugs’ will cause nothing but hassle

The plastic ‘eco-plugs sold via social media or cold calls either never arrive or have no benefits when they do. And they can be dangerous

The Guardian - UK

Why 2026 could be the year cars drive down power prices

With three energy companies committed to trials and more automakers willing to back them, using your electric car as a battery should be possible soon.

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Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?

U.S. officials in coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade

The Independent UK

Obsolete electricity grid triggered blackout in Portugal and Spain, experts reveal

A power blackout in April left 60 million people in the Iberian Peninsula without power. Experts cited cascading overvoltage as the cause, affecting vital services in Spain and Portugal.

Euronews

First council-owned solar power farm switched on in first for Scotland

THE first solar powered farm owned by a Scottish council has officially been switched on

The National (Scotland)

Surprise snowfall hits Europe as power lines damaged and thousands left without power

More than half a metre of snow has already accumulated at higher altitudes

The Independent UK

'Shark Tank' Star Kevin O'Leary Says Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centers Are Locked In A 'Power Struggle' Amid Scarce Electricity In US

Renowned investor and "Shark Tank" personality Kevin O'Leary said Wednesday that artificial intelligence data centers and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining are “competing” for scarce electricity in North America.

Benzinga

As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up?

We fact check Kemi Badenoch and her party after she promised to repeal Climate Change Act if they win power

The Guardian - UK

Nuclear fusion, the 'holy grail' of power, was always 30 years away—now it’s a matter of when, not if, fusion comes online to power AI

Fusion has the potential to solve the world's energy demand and climate goals, but questions remain about crossing the technology finish line and scaling up economically.

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The Independent UK

Tories at war over Badenoch’s plan to axe Climate Change Act as Theresa May brands it a ‘catastrophic mistake’

Former PM warned scrapping the bill would be a ‘catastrophic mistake’ and that ‘we owe it to our children’

Barchart

They 'Don't Care How Much It Costs; They Just Want Electricity,' and the AI Infrastructure Stocks to Watch Now

Our Senior Market Strategist weighs in on private equity entering the utility space, and what it means for both investors and consumers.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch vow to axe Climate Change Act ‘catastrophic mistake’ – Theresa May

The Tory former prime minister strengthened net zero targets while in office.

Euronews

Solar became the EU’s main source of electricity for the first time this June

For the first month in history, solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU.

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The Independent UK

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

Evening Standard

Scrapping landmark legislation risks future jobs, says Tory ex-climate chief

Conservative peer Alok Sharma urged his party not to ‘squander’ its legacy of climate progress.

The Conversation

One quiet change is about to let you export much more solar

Australia has more solar panels per person than anywhere else in the world. One in three houses now has rooftop solar.

International Business Times UK

California Electricity Bills Refund: Over 11.5 Million Households to See Money Back—And You Don't Need to Do a Single Thing

California households will automatically receive October electricity bill refunds worth over $700 million under the state's Climate Credit programme, with no application required.

The Independent UK

Protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir leave 4 people dead and over 100 injured

Thousands of demonstrators demanding subsidies on food, electricity and other services have clashed with police in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Tom’s Hardware

TSMC reduces peak power consumption of EUV tools by 44% — company to save 190 million kilowatt-hours of electricity by 2030

TSMC, which is responsible for about 9% of Taiwan's electricity use, has launched a global EUV Dynamic Energy Saving Program that reduces EUV tool power consumption by 8% — aiming to save 190 million kWh and 101 kilotons of CO₂ by 2030.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian nuclear plant's longest power outage since war began is 'critical' moment

Concerns are growing over Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been without external electricity for over a week

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