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Business

Richer UK households could pay more for their electricity, says regulator

Ofgem to launch a review into how network and other costs are recouped through consumers’ bills Source link

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Environment

Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan could lead to major electricity shortages, analysis says | Coalition

Peter Dutton’s plan to build less renewable energy and keep Australia’s coal plants running longer has overestimated the reliability of…

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Environment

Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds | Energy industry

The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first…

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Real Estate

Electricity safety standards come into force in Northern Ireland

New electricity safety standards came into force in Northern Ireland today, which means landlords have responsibility to undertake regular safety…

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Environment

The little-known ‘Supreme Court justices’ who decide your electricity rates » Yale Climate Connections

Most people don’t spend much time thinking about their state’s public utilities commission – if they’ve even heard of it…

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Tech

Scientists unlock vital clue to strange quirk of static electricity

Scientists can now explain the prevailing unpredictability of contact electrification, unveiling order from what has long been considered chaos. Static…

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Environment

EVs and datacentres driving new global ‘age of electricity’, says watchdog | Energy industry

The world’s electricity use will grow every year by more than the amount consumed annually by Japan because of a…

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A pair of scissors sitting on my table (formica top) suddenly burst into flames. No heat source, electricity, or battery nearby. No contact with anything but the table. I suspect some sort of chemical reaction between the handles and the table occurred. Any ideas?

No picture of the fire because I had to put it out! The scissors were normal paper scissors only used…

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World

Making an invisible electric wire: Guiding electricity with sound

Electric sparks are used for welding, powering electronics, killing germs or for igniting the fuel in some car engines. Despite…

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Environment

Rising electricity demand could mean more fossil fuels – for now » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: Cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and new manufacturing plants are creating a fast-growing demand for electricity. Janous: “So we have…

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