The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Renewable energy is often pitched as cheaper to produce than fossil fuel energy. To quantify whether this is true, we have been studying the financial impact of expanding wind energy in the UK. Our results are surprising.

Rising energy costs could force Australia's largest aluminium smelter to shut, but leaders have promised to do everything possible to keep it going.

Just 1% of the world’s coastal waters could, in theory, generate enough offshore wind and solar power to provide a third of the world’s electricity by 2050. That’s the promise highlighted in a new study by a team of scientists in Singapore and China, who systematically mapped the global potential…

The UK government is reportedly considering abandoning its goal of removing fossil fuels from the country’s electricity supply by 2030 in an attempt to keep energy bills down.

The garage is more than just a place to park your car or store your tools. For many homeowners, it’s also a hidden hotspot for wasted electricity. From power-hungry appliances to gadgets left plugged in, your garage purchases could be quietly driving up your energy bills. Tackling these common sources…

BofA has bad news for consumers: "There is likely further upside ahead."

Plan to connect nuclear plant to Russian grid was foiled and it has now been reconnected to Ukrainian power

When the U.S. government shut down in late 2018, it furloughed nearly 600 Environmental Protection Agency pollution inspectors for more than a month. Those workers had to stop their work of monitoring and inspecting industrial sites for pollution, and stopped enforcing environmental-protection laws, including the Clean Air Act.

The Prime Minister was said to be considering dropping the goal in order to keep energy bills down.