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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority launches utility customer services on ChatGPT

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched its services on ChatGPT, marking a global first for government and utility providers. This move shifts DEWA towards conversational, AI-led service delivery, allowing customers to access information and support through natural language interactions. The initiative aims to enhance customer experience and position…

The Times of India

Connecting home solar and electric vehicle batteries to the grid could boost South Africa’s clean energy and strengthen the electricity system

South Africa has committed to reaching phasing out human-caused carbon pollution by 2050. To get there, it needs to push as much renewable energy as possible into the national grid.

The Conversation

Ukraine businesses struggle to cope as Russian attacks bring power cuts and uncertainty

While businesses were prepared for electricity cuts due to Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, no one expected such a brutal winter

The Independent UK

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Next-gen nuclear sees a tipping point as Meta and hyperscalers start dealmaking with Bill Gates’ TerraPower, Sam Altman-backed Oklo and more

Meta, Google, Amazon, and more all hope to lean on a nuclear construction boom to power AI.

Fortune

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Man detained in Putin general shooting while Zelensky reveals Trump’s peace deadline

New reports suggest that US negotiators are hoping to wrap up talks within weeks

The Independent UK

This new home energy system works while you sleep - and can shave nearly £1000 off UK electricity bills, with no upfront costs

New UK battery subscription targets soaring electricity bills by shifting household power use to cheaper overnight tariffs.

TechRadar

5 Home Appliances That Drain Your Power Bill Overnight

It feels like every month the utility bill climbs a little higher even when you swear you have been careful with the lights. You might be diligently turning off the TV before bed, but your home is likely harboring silent power thieves that never actually sleep. This hidden energy consumption…

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‘My son vanished while out on a run. I discovered him dead using a phone tracker app’

Harry Oates was electrocuted by a low-hanging electricity line as he ran along a footpath in Cumbria

The Independent UK

How this energy company became the poster child for the AI boom

Bloom Energy, long seen as a niche energy player, can deliver on-site power far faster than traditional options.

Axios

UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 3% in 2024, latest figures show

The biggest fall in emissions was from electricity supplies.

The Independent UK

Why cheaper power alone isn’t enough to end energy poverty in summer

Australia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world.

The Conversation

Hive solar panels: How much they cost and are they worth it?

Find out how Hive’s solar offering works and the key factors to consider

The Independent UK

China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift

Wind and solar combined are projected to account for about half of China’s total installed power capacity

The Independent UK

Australia’s long, complicated energy transition is finally working – and not a moment too soon

Renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity last quarter as real progress is being made – but it’s not yet job done

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Evening Standard

Two dead in plane crash after aircraft comes down near Manchester

Emergency services raced to the scene following the crash off the M62 in Littleborough

Euronews

As solar and wind boom to record levels, are we ignoring the power of geothermal energy?

Geothermal systems that harness heat from deep underground require significantly less land infrastructure than other renewable energies.

The Guardian - US

Why US household energy bills are soaring – and how to fix it

Trump has prioritized fossil fuel companies over consumers, hitting the lowest-income families hardest

The Conversation

Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand

As Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States in late January 2026, bringing ice, snow and freezing temperatures, it left more than a million people without power, mostly in the Southeast.

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The Independent UK

In the Ukrainian capital, a mother struggles to keep her children warm and fed amid power outages

Residents of Kyiv are struggling through a harsh winter as months of Russian drone and missile strikes have left hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity

Saving Advice

6 Meter Changes That Alter Monthly Calculations

For decades, the relationship between a homeowner and the utility company was simple: a spinning metal disc on the side of your house measured how...

The Conversation

Renewables over 50%, wholesale prices down – is the energy transition… succeeding?

Ten years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east coast, Australia’s power supply may well have buckled. But this time, the system largely operated as we needed, despite some outages.

Euronews

This hydropower plant provides 10% of Brazil's electricity. So why has it been dragged to court?

Brazilian courts have ruled that the Belo Monte hydropower plant has had environmental and social impacts "far greater" than originally forecasted.

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese researchers discover new salty cooling solution that can drop temperatures by more than 50 degrees Celsius in seconds — depressurizing saturated fluid triggers massive amounts of heat transfer

Chinese researchers developed a salt solution that absorbs large amounts of heat when depressurized, making it a potential substitute to traditional, power intensive cooling solutions used in data centers.

The Conversation

What’s stopping sunny South Africa’s solar industry? Court case sheds light on the wider problem

A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local content rules for renewable energy projects. ARTsolar says it invested in new manufacturing capacity because it expected these rules to lead to orders for locally assembled solar panels.…

The Independent UK

How smart tariffs change the real cost of running your heating

Smart energy tariffs promise cheaper electricity, but whether they reduce your heating bills depends on when you use power and how your home holds heat

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