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Seeking lower electricity rates, residents in two East Texas towns hope the state will intervene

Livingston and Jasper residents hope a lawsuit will force their municipality-operated utility company to offer lower rates and create more transparency in setting rates. They’re among the 5 million Texans living outside the state’s deregulated market and cannot choose their energy provider.

The Texas Tribune

Israeli forces raid Gaza's largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

Israeli forces are raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity

The Independent UK

Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says

A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030

The Independent UK

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Crossbenchers set to sink Labor’s bid to enshrine State Electricity Commission in Victoria’s constitution

Four upper house MPs refuse to back bill that would also force revived agency to solely invest in renewables

The Guardian - AU

UK inflation set to fall ‘dramatically’ as energy prices ease

A slowdown in gas and electricity inflation is expected to drive a drop in Consumer Prices Index inflation in October.

The Independent UK

Labor's state-owned electricity bill appears doomed

The Victorian government is facing defeat in parliament as it tries to change the state constitution to safeguard its state-owned electricity commission.

AAP

In MP, BJP turns to welfare schemes amid public anger over price rise

A couple in their forties, Santosh Dhiman and Savita Dhiman, are waiting outside their home in Mhow, a town close to Indore city in Madhya Pradesh. A man riding a motorcycle arrives with three gas cylinders strapped to the pillion seat. “The cylinder now costs Rs 950,” says Savita as…

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Lives of dozens of babies in Gaza’s largest hospital hang in balance: ‘The risks are really high’

Concern grows over fate of patients at al-Shifa with no fuel – as UN says just one hospital in nothern Gaza, al-Awda, still has electricity and is able to receive the wounded and sick

The Independent UK

‘Paying’ for power outages with coins, ward member ‘keeps officials busy

C. Renjith, a Thalavoor panchayat representative, protested frequent power outages in his ward by bringing a sack of coins to the Pattazhy KSEB office. He paid the electricity bills of nine families with coins weighing over 50 kg. KSEB officials blamed the outages on trees, but Renjith's unique protest is…

The Hindu

Tangedco using AI to automate daily power demand pattern for efficient grid management

IT engineers of Tangedco use AI to produce daily reports of energy demand prediction to automise the process. The AI team is attempting to better read electricity demand pattern for grid management. The AI software uses weather data and consumption patterns to produce daily demand report. Correlation between manual, automated…

The Hindu

Renewables predicted to avert risk of blackouts as scorching summer looms for Australia

New wind and solar farms will provide about 2,000MW more electricity than was available last summer

The Guardian - AU

Delhi building fire: Lack of water, onlookers, electricity wires give firefighters major challenges in rescue operation

NEW DELHI: Firefighters encountered several challenges while battling a blaze in an east Delhi building on Tuesday, where a woman lost her life. The fire broke out in a five-storey building in Shakarpur, East Delhi, leading to the death of a 40-year-old woman named Anita.

The Times of India

Medics, patients stranded in Gaza battle as Biden says ‘hospital must be protected’

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza, stranding critically wounded patients, newborns and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials said Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Best dehumidifiers for bathrooms of all sizes, from small to energy efficient models

Keep your bathroom mould-free this winter

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The Guardian - UK

Ofgem plans to cut wind and solar delays by stripping out ‘zombie’ projects

Regulator aims to reduce backlog as some wind and solar schemes wait up to 15 years to get hooked up

Radio France Internationale

China's carbon emissions set to drop on back of clean energy boom

China’s carbon emissions are set to fall in 2024 thanks to record growth in the installation of clean energy sources, a report published Monday said.

The Guardian - UK

China’s carbon emissions set for structural decline from next year

Emissions by world’s most polluting country could peak this year after surge in clean energy investments

Al Jazeera

Two premature babies die, 37 under threat at Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital

Neonatal intensive care unit stops working at under-siege facility with power outages and no fuel.

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Cancellation of DBFOO contracts would have required KSEB to pay ₹500 cr. in damages, says govt.

KSEB had to pay ₹500 cr in damages for terminating 4 long-term power supply agreements in DBFOO mode. KSEB filed a review petition before the commission seeking approval for the contracts. Cabinet decided to restore the contracts & APTEL directed KSEB to withdraw petition & file plea before commission. KSEB…

The Hindu

Long-term power contracts: KSEB files plea before Regulatory Commission

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has approached the State Electricity Regulatory Commission seeking its nod for a clutch of long-term power supply contracts totalling 465 MW.

The Guardian - UK

UK energy bills: could doing your washing at night save you cash?

Some electricity tariffs reward households willing to move consumption to off-peak hours

The Hindu

JNCASR researchers develop radiative cooling paint to cool building structures

JNCASR researchers develop eco-friendly radiative cooling paint to reduce surface temperatures by 10°C. Paint is low-cost, water-resistant, and easy to apply, offering relief from hot summer days and reducing electricity consumption. It is an innovative, sustainable solution to global warming and urban heat island effects.

The Hindu

Accord industry status to hospitality sector, demands Andhra Pradesh Hotels’ Association

Reduction of GST charges, electricity tariff, industry status to the hospitality sector and extension of opening hours of restaurants till midnight are among the demands that have been put forth by the members of Andhra Pradesh Hotels’ Association.

The Conversation

Tourists are returning to South Africa – but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis

For the past 16 years South Africans have dreaded rolling power cuts euphemistically dubbed “loadshedding”. These are caused by the ailing state power entity Eskom’s crumbling infrastructure and its over-reliance on ageing and poorly maintained coal-fired power stations. Loadshedding has worsened in 2023, with some areas experiencing power cuts for…

The Guardian - AU

Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs

Opposition climate and energy spokesperson had pointed to SMRs as a solution to Australia’s energy needs, but experts raise questions over price tag

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