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1 Stock to Buy as AI Data Centers Send Water Demand Soaring

We’ve all heard about how data centers connected to AI are sending demand for electricity soaring. But what has been largely ignored is how these same data centers are driving up demand for scarce water supplies, too. One major beneficiary of this trend is Veralto.

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Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Demand Concerns From Warm Fall Temps

November Nymex natural gas (NGX24 ) on Wednesday closed down by -0.073 (-2.67%). Nov nat-gas prices today extended this week's losses to a 2-1/2 week low and closed moderately lower. Forecasts for above-normal fall temperatures that curb nat-gas demand for heating are weighing on prices. NatGasWeather said Wednesday that "the...

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Going off grid is a financial win for some, but it’s a threat for poorer families and the environment

How would you like to never have another electric bill? Advances in technology have made it possible for some consumers to disconnect from the power grid — a move that was once only available to the ultra-wealthy who could afford the associated costs, or survivalists willing to trade convenience for…

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Park your car to power your home: study probes EV tech

Electric cars could become energy storage solutions as part of a two-year project launched by the NRMA and university researchers.

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The renewable energy hidden in our wastewater ponds – here’s how it could work

New Zealand is confronting a perfect storm.

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Nat-Gas Prices Weighed Down by Expectations of Reduced Demand from Hurricane Milton

November Nymex natural gas (NGX24 ) on Tuesday closed down by -0.013 (-0.47%). Nov nat-gas prices Tuesday extended Monday's sharp losses to a 2-week low and closed slightly lower. Nat-gas prices are under pressure on the outlook for demand destruction from Hurricane Milton. The hurricane has strengthened into a powerful...

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Zonal pricing could give Scotland free electricity, Octopus Energy boss says

SCOTLAND would have the “cheapest electricity in Europe” and could even have free power at times if zonal pricing was introduced, an Octopus…

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Sweden shows energy overhaul could boost Scottish economy, says Octopus Energy boss

THE industrial investment Sweden has attracted through introducing zonal energy pricing shows how much the Scottish economy could benefit from…

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Biden Wants To Reactivate Decommissioned Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Adviser Says

The plan is part of a three-pronged strategy to fight climate change by increasing the production of carbon-free electricity.

International Business Times

Winter blackouts risk in Great Britain ‘lowest in four years’ despite end of coal

Energy system operator expects winter power supplies to outstrip demand by almost 9% this year

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Nat-Gas Prices Fall as Hurricane Milton Threatens Power Demand

November Nymex natural gas (NGX24 ) on Monday closed down by -0.108 (-3.78%). Nov nat-gas prices Monday tumbled to a 2-week low and closed sharply lower on the outlook for demand destruction from Hurricane Milton. The hurricane has strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm and will likely knock out...

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Hot-air balloon bumps line, causing brief power outage during Albuquerque balloon fiesta

Authorities say nearly 13,000 utility customers were without electricity for an hour after a hot-air balloon bumped a power line in northeast Albuquerque

The Independent UK

BMW Thinks Hydrogen Has A Bright Future. Here’s Why

BMW will launch a production version of the iX5 Hydrogen in 2028 with potentially more FCEVs in the pipeline after that.

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‘I’ve fallen out with people’: the bruising debate over UK zonal energy pricing

Industry divided over whether plan to vary electricity cost depending on location really could make bills cheaper for all

The Guardian - UK

Charging customers for energy based on location ‘could harm UK industry’

Trade groups warn against government’s idea that those further from power projects should pay more

International Business Times

Small And Medium-Sized African Solar Power Companies See Sales Surge

About 600 million Africans don't have electrical service in their homes, with electrification rates in West Africa as low as 8%.

France 24

Gaza: A year under fire, a desperate humanitarian crisis

It's been one year since Israel began waging a war in Gaza after Hamas's October 7 attack, leading to the greatest humanitarian crisis ever seen in the enclave, where, according to the Gaza health ministry, over 41,000 people have died and an estimated 1.9 million have been displaced. Faced with…

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‘We’re living like wild animals’: Europe’s largest shantytown waits in vain for power

Four years after the lights went out in the Cañada Real, outside Madrid, people plead for electricity as another winter approaches

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Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Renewable energy companies are eyeing opportunities in traditional coal-mining towns as part of Australia's electricity transition.

The Independent UK

Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change

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Nat-Gas Prices Retreat on Shift of Tropical Storms Away from the Gulf of Mexico

November Nymex natural gas (NGX24 ) on Friday closed down by -0.116 (-3.91%). Nov nat-gas prices Friday retreated from a 3-3/4 month high and sold off sharply on the outlook for tropical storms to move away from the Gulf of Mexico, easing concern about a disruption to US nat-gas production....

The Independent UK

Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change

In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted

The Independent UK

Heavy floods caused by severe rainstorm hit large parts of Bosnia

A severe rainstorm has struck Bosnia, flooding several towns in central and southern parts of the country, closing roads and leaving houses without electricity

Reason

Many Native Americans Struggle With Poverty. Easing Energy Regulations Could Help.

A significant percentage of Native Americans don't even have electricity—thanks in part to reservations being subject to overwhelming bureaucracy.

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