Myths about common household appliances could be stopping households from saving money on their energy bills The price cap rise will raise energy bills by around £35 a year for the average household(Image: GETTY) From October 1, Ofgem’s latest price cap hike of 2% kicks in, potentially adding £35 annually to the average household’s energy
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A prominent shareholder adviser recommended investors vote in favor of Cenovus Energy Inc.’s C$7.3 billion ($5.2 billion) takeover of MEG Energy Corp., boosting the oil producer’s bid to consolidate Canada’s oil sands sector. The transaction offers MEG holders “an opportunity to participate in the upside potential of the combined company, albeit only partially, and there
(Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed state agencies on Friday to accelerate procurement of $5 billion of wind and solar energy projects before the expiration of federal subsidies being phased out under President Donald Trump‘s new tax law. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The move by a Democratic governor is aimed at protecting the state’s ambitious
The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July. The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at around 137,000 mph, and is expected to make a close pass of Mars as soon as next week. And it recently met some considerable resistance
Spencer Dale is bp’s Chief Economist. Introducing bp’s latest Energy Outlook 2025, Dale said: “This year’s Outlook examines a range of issues including the changing structure of oil demand, the continuing electrification of the energy system, and the possible impacts of Artificial Intelligence on the energy system of the future.” Basically, bp say global carbon
Former Governor Roy Cooper (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images) Getty Images The road to a U.S. Senate majority in 2027 and 2028 runs through North Carolina, where the race to replace Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), which pits former Governor Roy Cooper (D) against former RNC chairman Michael Whatley (R), is likely to be the nation’s
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarus is proposing to build a nuclear power plant in the east of the country that could supply electricity to Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine, President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday. Lukashenko put the idea to Russian President Vladimir Putin at Kremlin talks in Moscow. “If a decision is made, we will immediately begin
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that Hungary will continue to source fossil fuels from Russia despite demands from his ally U.S. President Donald Trump, and that he’d informed the president that dropping Russian energy would be a “disaster” for Hungary’s economy. Hungary remains one of the only countries in
America’s largest tech companies are transforming the country’s power grid at breakneck speed — and everyday people may be paying the price. As tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google race to build energy-hungry data centers, utilities are saying that the billions needed for new power plants and grid upgrades could drive up bills for