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Amid Australia’s chaotic climate politics, the rooftop solar boom is an unlikely triumph

It’s difficult to overstate how rapidly Australians have embraced solar power – there’s now more rooftop solar than coal-fired power. The key question is what policymakers can learn from its success

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Nat-Gas Prices Firm on Forecasts for Warmer US Temps

November Nymex natural gas (NGX24 ) on Monday closed up by +0.021 (+0.72%). Nov nat-gas prices Monday rose to a 3-1/2 month high and posted modest gains. Nat-gas prices rose on forecasts for warmer US weather that will boost demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning usage. The...

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Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control

Although Vice President Kamala Harris touts clean energy and Donald Trump makes misleading assertions and false claims about it, neither candidate has set forth a comprehensive energy plan. Even if they do, a gridlocked Congress would be unlikely to pass it.

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Last coal-fired power station in Britain closes down in landmark moment for clean energy

Closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire puts an end to the country’s use of coal for electricity, which began in 1882

The Independent UK

UK motorists are paying more to charge their electric vehicles compared to the rest of Europe

Expect to pay double to charge electric vehicles in Britain compared to Croatia

The Independent UK

The deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown

With the last coal-fired plant closing on Monday, we chart the rise and fall of the once-indispensable fuel that powered modern Britain

The Guardian - UK

Britain's last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK

Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing

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Britain's Last Coal-fired Power Station Closes

The UK's last coal-fired power station will officially close its doors on Monday, making Britain the first G7 country to end its reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity.

International Business Times

End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down

UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good

The Guardian - UK

Profiles in clean energy: Former Shell VP helps create a new way of making clean electricity

At oil and gas giant Shell, Cindy Taff was in charge of drilling wells that are considered unconventional because the oil or natural gas is difficult to access

The Independent UK

South Africa’s municipalities aren’t fixing roads, supplying clean water or keeping the lights on: new study explains why

South Africa has a massive infrastructure problem. Roads, electricity supply and water management are just three areas in which there is mounting evidence of collapse and decay. This is true for big cities like Johannesburg as well as small towns and rural areas.

The Conversation

Hurricane Helene devastates southeastern US, millions without power

At least 89 are killed, and over 2.6 million people go without electricity as Helene leaves a trail of destruction.

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Nepal Dam-building Spree Powers Electric Vehicle Boom

Taxi driver Surendra Parajuli's decision to buy an electric cab would have been unthinkable a decade ago, when chronic power cuts left Nepalis unable to light their homes at night.

International Business Times

Hurricane Helene power outages leave millions in the dark – history shows poorer areas often wait longest for electricity to be restored

Hurricane Helene cut power to more than 4 million homes and businesses as it moved across the Southeast after hitting Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4 storm on Sept. 26, 2024. As Helene’s rains moved into the mountains, causing devastating flooding, officials warned that fixing downed utility…

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Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life

Constellation, an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers in 16 states and Washington, announced on Sept. 20, 2024, that it plans to restore and restart Unit 1 at Three Mile Island, a nuclear plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania, that was shut down in 2019. Microsoft has signed…

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Forecasts for Seasonal US Temps Weigh on Nat-Gas Prices

November Nymex natural gas (NGX24 ) on Thursday closed down by -0.064 (-2.27%). Nov nat-gas prices Thursday gave up an early advance and turned lower on forecasts for seasonal US temperatures, which should reduce nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning. The Commodity Weather Group said temperatures will...

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Scotland's renewable electricity generation hits record high

SCOTLAND has generated more renewable electricity so far this year than ever before, according to fresh statistics.

The Independent UK

4 ways to reduce your electricity bills right now

An expert shares top tips, from getting data savvy to charging devices during lower-rate hours. By Sam Wylie-Harris.

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Oil price drops, and BP and Shell shares slide, as Saudi Arabia ‘prepares to abandon $100 crude target’ – as it happened

Saudi Arabia is reportedly ready to abandon its unofficial price target of $100 a barrel for crude as it prepares to increase output

AAP

Energy giant fined $14 million for misleading prices

EnergyAustralia has been heavily fined for making false, misleading or deceptive statements that may have prevented consumers from getting the best deal.

The Conversation

Our electricity workforce must double to hit the 2030 renewables target. Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas

The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target, our new report finds. More than 80% of these jobs will be in renewables. Jobs in energy storage alone will overtake domestic coal and gas jobs (not including the coal and gas export…

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Constellation Energy Stock is an AI Power Play

Constellation's Three Mile Island deal with Microsoft is worth perhaps $115 per megawatt hour, twice or more the current market price of electricity - and more deals are likely in the works. After the announcement, CEG jumped as much as 22%, the most on record, to an all-time high. Since…

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Warm US Temps are Bullish for Nat-Gas Prices

October Nymex natural gas (NGV24 ) on Wednesday closed up by +0.086 (+3.37%). Oct nat-gas prices Wednesday rose sharply on the outlook for warmer US temperatures that will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning. On Wednesday, the Commodity Weather Group said that warmer-than-normal weather is expected...

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New solar cells break efficiency record – they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the Sun

The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions around the world. Even in grey and rainy UK, solar power is becoming a major player in electricity generation.

The Guardian - AU

Stuck on repeat: why Peter Dutton’s ‘greatest hits’ on nuclear power are worse than a broken record

So far there are no costings and no details on what type of reactors there would be, their size or who would build them

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