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Many rooftops are perfect for solar but owners and renters can’t afford it. Here’s our answer

Australians love rooftop solar power. About 4 million homes have solar panels on their roofs, and we generate more solar energy per person than any other country.

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Bloom Energy’s stock is up 1,000% in a year because its fuel cells are solving AI’s data center power problem

Bloom Energy’s market cap has spiked by over 10 times in a year as the data center boom takes off and big deals are announced.

Fortune

Energy bills likely to rise by 20% in next four years, says Britain’s biggest supplier

MPs told that even if wholesale prices plummet, consumers face higher bills owing to costs of government policies

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More than 400 Alaska residents are sheltering in school without working toilets after storms

About 1,000 residents are sleeping in two local schools – one of which doesn’t have working toilets, and the other, which has intermittent electricity and plumbing issues

The Independent UK

Electricity prices set to jump 20% within five years, energy firm warns

Bosses also blamed ‘complex regulations’ for the UK having higher wholesale energy prices than some other European countries.

Evening Standard

Here’s What The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Actually Means For Your Wallet

Imagine a world with no more juggling due dates for your electricity, gas, internet, and water bills. Instead, you get one consolidated bill each month for a flat, predictable rate. This is the promise of the “one big beautiful bill,” a concept being offered by some utility and property management…

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Cut These 5 Bills Most Likely To Eat Into Your Paycheck Under Trump’s Tariffs

Across the United States, tariffs on fuel, electricity infrastructure and imported goods are driving up the cost of regular bills.

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UK energy system is "screwed" says Octopus Energy CEO

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson says the UK energy system is screwed.

TechRadar

Madagascar army seizes power after president Rajoelina flees country

Madagascar’s army has taken control of the country after parliament voted to remove President Andry Rajoelina, a former disc jockey who led the island nation twice since 2009. He fled the country following weeks of youth-led protests over corruption, poor governance and shortages of water and electricity.

Radio France Internationale

Queensland’s pandering to climate deniers is making it even tougher for Australia to drive down emissions

Queensland is Australia’s top polluter – even worse than Western Australia, which has no climate target and adores its fossil fuel industry

The Guardian - AU

Renewables are now the world’s biggest source of electricity. Is it enough to stop climate change?

Record-breaking progress on renewable energy alone will not prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5℃, a new report warns.

Euronews

Apple announces major expansion of renewables investment across Europe

The tech giant has increased its involvement in clean energy projects as part of efforts to match the amount used by customers to power their devices.

Evening Standard

AI-Powered Data Centers Are Fueling A Historic Demand Spike: 15 Stocks To Watch

A wave of artificial intelligence infrastructure is sparking a massive U.S. power boom, with Goldman Sachs projecting electricity demand growth not seen since the 1990s — and it’s opening the door to new investment opportunities across the energy and tech supply chains.

Benzinga

Power-hungry data centres threaten Australia’s energy grid. Here are 3 steps to make them more efficient

The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6% of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by 2030.

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Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Says Soon Americans May Have To Choose Between Paying For Health Care Or Electricity, Calls Coming Crisis 'Dire'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said in a social media post on Sunday that Republicans' "massive health care cuts" would send premiums soaring for millions, forcing some families to choose between medical bills and utility payments.

The Guardian - UK

Energy firms complete UK’s first ‘hydrogen blending’ trial to power grid

A 2% blend of low-carbon gas injected into gas grid to fuel Brigg power station in North Lincolnshire is a UK first

AAP

Revealed: How Australians will cut energy bills by 2050

Power bills could be slashed by 2050 if Australians make more environmentally conscious moves, leaving room for the government to make stronger carbon policies.

The Guardian - UK

UK small businesses and charities say nuclear levy could add thousands to bills

Charge from next month expected to have disproportionate impact after energy-intensive industries given exemption

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests

Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate

The Guardian - AU

Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time

Power from solar, wind hydro and biomass totals 9.24 terawatt hours, compared with 8.8 terawatt hours from burning the fossil fuel

Tom’s Hardware

AI datacenters in the US aren't 'running on coal' — but this dirty fuel has found favor for feeding demand spikes due to increased gas prices

AI datacenters are driving up U.S. power demand and boosting coal generation by nearly 20%, but while nuclear plants supply the steady output needed for long training runs, coal and renewables mainly serve to stabilize the grid and absorb the sharp, unpredictable power spikes from AI workloads.

Evening Standard

Kaieteur Kitchen: Council offers evicted Castle Square restaurant owners a lifeline amid electricity row

Southwark Council is offering Castle Square businesses a payment plan to settle their arrears

Benzinga

Chamath Palihapitiya Says Hyperscalers Like Microsoft, Google Need To Cushion Rising Power Bills Or 'See A Lot More Pushback'

On Friday, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warned that Big Tech firms such as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) could face growing backlash from local communities unless they act to offset rising electricity rates tied to massive AI data center expansion.

Euronews

In the dark: Spain's electricity grid operator warns country could be heading for another blackout

The grid operator Red Eléctrica has warned that an "abrupt voltage variation" could affect power supply, prompting residents to prepare for another blackout.

The Conversation

OpenAI’s newly launched Sora 2 makes AI’s environmental impact impossible to ignore

OpenAI’s recent rollout of its new video generator Sora 2 marks a watershed moment in AI. Its ability to generate minutes of hyper-realistic footage from a few lines of text is astonishing, and has raised immediate concerns about truth in politics and journalism.

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