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Budget 2023: Great British Nuclear - what are the plans?

The new flagship body is set to oversee projects that will provide 25% of Britain’s electricity by 2050

Evening Standard

Why are electricity prices set to rise in some states? What can I do to save on electricity?

Power bills look set to rise for many Australians from July — but that all depends on where you live and which energy provider you're with.

ABC News

How will Queenslanders be impacted by the surge in electricity prices?

Grocery store operator Jane Yap says she's paying 40 per cent more for electricity compared with the same time last year. Now, bills are expected to increase yet again.

ABC News

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Lawmakers propose energy bill relief for Texans with $4 billion legislation

The allocation is part of a plan to add $12 billion to the current budget. It hasn’t been approved yet by the House.

The Texas Tribune

EPA finalizes cross-state smog plan over Manchin's objection - Roll Call

The rule targets emissions that trigger smog in neighboring states. Sen. Joe Manchin III says it could force some power plants to close.

Roll Call

Clean energy is the only solution to soaring energy prices

Retail electricity prices will likely start to decline beyond 2024 as significant new clean energy generation capacity comes online.

The New Daily

What Jeremy Hunt’s U-turn on energy bills support means for you

From how much households could be paying to what prompted the rethink

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Sri Lankan state workers strike, protesting high taxes

Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers are on a daylong strike to protest against sharp increases in income taxes and electricity charges, as the island nation awaits approval of an International Monetary Fund package to aid its bankrupt economy

The Independent UK

Coal India to boost supplies to power plants as heat waves loom

NEW DELHI: Coal India Ltd, which accounts for about four-fifths of the nation’s output of the fuel, is aiming to boost supplies to power plants this summer as unusually hot weather drives electricity demand.

The Times of India

Qld homes, businesses to get electricity bill relief

The Queensland government has promised to give households and small businesses in the state's southeast bigger electricity bill rebates in 2023/24.

AAP

A late heatwave will test NSW’s strained electricity grid – and Perrottet can’t afford any hint of disruption

Labor backs the Coalition’s energy roadmap but accelerated coal plant closures and renewable project delays are raising concerns

The Guardian - AU

Victoria to seek federal funding for state-owned energy rebirth

The Victorian government has suggested the Commonwealth could be a co-investor behind the revival of the State Electricity Commission.

The New Daily

Victorians facing energy price hikes of 30 per cent

Victoria's Essential Services Commission has proposed annual power bill increases of $426 a year for residential electricity customers on default offers.

AAP

Power prices to soar despite coal and gas cap

Australian households face steep electricity price hikes within months, power costs jump as much as 30 per cent in some states.

The New Daily

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ABC News

Electricity prices set to surge up to 30 per cent as regulators reveal draft pricing plans

The Australian Energy Regulator releases its draft electricity price increase for the coming financial year, but says its default market offer would have been higher without government intervention.

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank Sets Conditions for Lebanon to Access Electricity Funding

Lebanon has to audit its state electricity company among other reforms the World Bank has required before it will consider funding Lebanon's worn-down electricity sector, the bank's regional vice president Ferid Belhaj said on Tuesday. Public provision of electricity in Lebanon has been poor since the country's 1975-90 civil war…

The Conversation

Explosive revelations about South Africa's power utility: why new electricity minister should heed the words of former Eskom CEO

A month ago South Africans heard some hard truths about the state of the power utility, Eskom, from the outgoing CEO André de Ruyter. In an interview broadcast on television, De Ruyter made accusations about the role of criminal gangs as well as politicians in corruption that’s crippled the utility.…

The Independent UK

EU assesses new electricity plan in wake of energy crisis

The European Union is working on a thorough reform of its electricity market to shield citizens from sudden price spikes, speed up the use of renewable energy sources and make the bloc more independent in an increasingly unstable world

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Manchester Evening News

Residents slam '£5,000' service charges in building where 'electricity use rises by fifth every year'

Residents living in the Lumiere building, on City Road East, say the situation is 'super worrying'

The Guardian - UK

Sunak ‘understands’ energy bill worries despite cost of heating his private pool

PM responds to news he will pay tens of thousands for local electricity grid upgrade to meet power demands

ABC News

World-first flexible export limits are coming to rooftop solar. Here's how they work

Australia is embarking on a world-first rollout of flexible export limits for rooftop solar to overcome the problem of network congestion. Here's how they work — and whether you might save.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak shrugs off criticism of his new private swimming pool

Heating the 40ft pool reportedly requires so much energy, the local electricity network has had to be upgraded to cope

The Independent UK

Sunak shrugs off criticism of his new private swimming pool

Heating the 40ft pool reportedly requires so much energy, the local electricity network has had to be upgraded to cope.

The Texas Tribune

How could Texas spend its record $32.7 billion surplus?

If Texas’ budget surplus were distributed directly to Texans, it could pay for 12 years of school lunches, seven months of rent or 11,000 miles of travel. Here’s how to put the big number into perspective.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: California should tap its growing fleet of EVs to prevent blackouts

Between ferocious heat that pushed California’s electrical grid to the brink and winter storms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people, it has become increasingly clear we need backup sources of power to keep the lights on.

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