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Why Crypto's Big 'Merge' is Causing Big Headaches

The biggest software upgrade in the short history of crypto has fulfilled its promise to wipe out more than 99 percent of the electricity used by the second-biggest cryptocurrency, experts have told AFP. That is no mean feat, given that the Ethereum blockchain was burning through about as much electricity…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Failed Griffin Coal mine owes close to $1.5 billion to creditors as WA electricity grid woes loom

The failed coal mine in Collie, 200km south of Perth, owes close to $1.5 billion to creditors, with the banks urged to "come clean" on their losses to avoid a potential disaster in WA’s biggest electricity grid.

ABC News

How to ensure the world's largest pumped-hydro dam isn't a disaster for Queensland's environment

To quit coal and move to renewables, we need large-scale energy storage. That’s where pumped hydro comes in. Queensland’s ambitious new plan involves shifting from a coal-dominated electricity grid to 80% renewables within 13 years, using 22 gigawatts of new wind and solar. The plan relies on two massive new…

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In Ian's wake, Florida residents brave a slow wait for power

Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian smashed into Florida and left carved a path of destruction that reached into the Carolinas, more than half a million statewide residents are facing another day without electricity

The Independent UK

Telstra dials up wind power generation

Wind power in Queensland will be bankrolled by Telstra as the telecommunications giant aims to be 100 per cent powered by renewable electricity by 2025.

AAP

Gulf kicks off Chon Buri gas-fired plant

SET-listed Gulf Energy Development, Thailand's biggest private power producer by market value, continues to ramp up growth of its energy business by selling electricity from its newly built gas-fired power generation unit in Chon Buri.

Bangkok Post

Ofgem warns UK faces 'significant risk' of gas shortage this winter

A "gas supply emergency" is when energy firms cannot supply enough of the resource to meet demand

Liverpool Echo

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Net Zero: The Road to 2050 – How your home can save the planet

Our houses are contributing big time to climate change. But they could also be part of the solution.

Newsroom.co.nz

‘Significant risk’ of winter gas shortages in Great Britain, warns Ofgem

Electricity-producing firms ask regulator to change rules that could penalise them if gas supplies run out

The Guardian - UK

Cost of Living: Payments available in Northern Ireland

The payments available and if you are eligible

Belfast Live

There is a 'significant' risk of gas shortages this winter

Ofgem has raised concerns in a letter

Wales Online

Energy prepayment meter customers should start to receive £66 bill discount this week

The £400 energy bill rebate scheme starts this month for everyone with a domestic electricity account.

Daily Record

How and when you will receive the £400 cost of living energy support

It varies based on how you pay for your energy

Wales Online

Brits warned not to turn off Wi-Fi overnight despite rocketing energy bills

With energy prices having skyrocketed on October 1, many homes will be looking at ways to reduce the amount of electricity they use - but turning off your WiFi router is not a good idea, say experts

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Cryptocurrency miners line up to come to Texas, and rural counties are welcoming them

Eager to bring new jobs to their towns and boost their tax base, rural Texas counties are courting companies that produce cryptocurrencies.

Tribune News Service

Lots more to see than lovely leaves in Pennsylvania Dutch Country

HOLTWOOD, Pa. — Travel the quiet country roads of Lancaster County, and chances are you’ll catch a glimpse of its most famous tourist attraction: the plain-living Amish who arrived here in the early 1700s and still make do without the modern conveniences of electricity or telephones.

Liverpool Echo

When and how we'll get £400 cost of living energy rebate

The Energy Bills Support Scheme will see most households credited £400 this winter

The Hindu

Tangedco seeks clarity in norms for blending imported coal with domestic coal

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed generation companies to blend domestic coal with up to 20% of alternative sources without permission from beneficiaries

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tired of Power Cuts, Gaza Turns to Solar

Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave of Gaza have long endured an unstable and costly electricity supply, so Yasser al-Hajj found a different way: solar power. Looking at the rows of photo-voltaic panels at his beachfront fish farm and seafood restaurant, The Sailor, he said the investment he made six…

Bangkok Post

ERC preps rules for clean energy providers

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is preparing to select companies qualified to sell "clean electricity" to the government under its plan to bolster renewable energy supply in Thailand.

Bristol Post

Bristol City Council's energy bills more than double

Energy bosses at the council admitted misjudging the situation last year, but have a new plan to save millions on bills

Miami Herald

‘In panic mode’: Fear of not enough water, food, gas in Florida’s coastal towns after Ian

While most Floridians woke up to a normal Sunday with plans for church, family gatherings and watching football, many people in the Southwest Florida coast, the areas most ravaged by Hurricane Ian, spent the day growing weary, frustrated and angry as they waited for electricity, gas, water, food and other…

The Independent UK

US shift away from coal hits tribal community in New Mexico

The lights are out at a coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico that has provided electricity to millions of people across the southwestern U.S. for nearly a half-century

The Guardian - AU

Cubans protest over power outages four days after Hurricane Ian

City residents block roads and confront authorities over lingering problems with electricity and internet

Miami Herald

As protests continue in Cuba, activists worry US aid may offer a lifeline to the government

With many homes across the country without electricity or water for four days, residents of Havana blocked some of the city’s main avenues and banged pots and pans on Saturday, the third day of demonstrations following the collapse of the electrical grid after hurricane Ian battered the island early this…

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