A dark Christmas could be forthcoming in Britain and Ireland this year as officials in both countries consider not putting up festive lights over the ongoing energy crisis.
President Ursula von der Leyen called for “mandatory” energy rationing during peak hours in order to “flatten the curve” of demand.
Up to 60 per cent of factories in the UK are now facing possible closure over a massive surge in their energy bills, a manufacturers’ body in the country has now claimed.
A former Swedish finance minister has warned that the shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline by Russia could lead to a crisis worse than both the pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis. Anders Borg, a former Swedish
California experienced limited power outages on Tuesday evening as power demand surged to record levels and the system reached its highest level of emergency alert — though the state did not have to endure rolling blackouts, thanks to conservation by consumers.
French President Emmanuel Macron has pleaded with the general public to use less energy so that he will not be forced to ration energy.
The German government has announced that it will not be closing all of its nuclear power plants by the end of the year after all.
California authorities warned residents and electricity consumers to “be prepared for possible outages” on Tuesday evening, as the state struggled to meet energy demand during the hottest day of an ongoing heat wave.
Incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss could end up taking out a loan of around £90 billion (~$104 billion) to freeze household energy bills, reports are now claiming.
Officials say that efforts to save energy must be doubled or tripled to avoid blackouts as California faces record power demand on Tuesday.
Russia’s decision to disable the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to the EU has seen the price of gas spike by 35 per cent.
One of Britain’s best-known breakfast shows plumbed new depths of indignity as a struggling guest spun the wheel to win his energy bills paid.
Boris Johnson delivered May’s half-Brexit, then focused on net-zero climate policies while crime, immigration, and the cost of living went out of control. Does he even have a legacy to call his own?
California officials declared an “Energy Emergency Alert” on Monday as the state ran out of power supplies and was forced to activate four backup plants powered by natural gas.
The current Slovak government has been donating arms to the Ukrainian armed forces while opening its border to refugees fleeing the war with Russia.
The cost of a pint of beer must rise to up to £20 (~$23) if British pubs are to stay in business this winter, an industry bigwig warns.
Ukraine’s First Lady’s message to Britons facing crippling energy bill hikes and a cost of living crisis is that while they might be “counting pennies”, her county is counting casualties.
California faces a high risk rolling blackouts on Labor Day amid a heat wave and record levels of electricity demand that the grid cannot meet, thanks in part to a rush to renewable energy and the phasing out of fossil fuels and nuclear power in recent years.
California officials have extended a “Flex Alert” in the midst of an energy shortage, advising residents to conserve electricity between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. Sunday, and to “[a]void using major appliances and charging electric vehicles” during the time.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the runaway favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative (Tory) Party leader and Prime Minister next week, has promised “immediate help” with soaring energy bills – but refuses to outline specific policies.
Despite warnings that European Union member-states face riots as a result of energy insecurity, a major bloc bigwig has insisted the EU is “not afraid” of Moscow cutting off its gas supply.
Tens of thousands of ‘Czech Republic First’ protesters are on the streets of Prague demanding their government adopt a neutral posture in the Ukraine war as energy prices go out of control.
German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said the government will support Ukrainian for “as long as they need us” even if voters oppose it.
California drivers are beginning to worry about the future of the power grid, after the state asked them not to charge their cars for the third day in a row during the late afternoon and evening hours.
Exports in the UK have warned that homes being left without heating as a result of surging energy prices will kill British children.
Scotland’s climate crazy local government has openly rejected proposed plans aimed at alleviating the ongoing energy crisis by drilling for more oil in the North Sea.
The California State Legislature voted Wednesday to postpone the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, the state’s last, as an acute energy shortage forced “green” ideologues to rethink the wisdom of cutting off 6% of the state’s current power supply.
California electricity regulators declared a “Flex Alert” as the state faced the possibility of rolling blackouts over the next several days.
Russia’s state-owned gas company has posted record profits despite Western states targeting the country with sanctions.
California will suffer an energy shortage and “Flex Alerts” through Labor Day due to high temperatures, and residents will be asked to conserve electricity during afternoons and evenings, which means refraining from charging electric vehicles, among other uses.
Boris Johnson is reportedly set to beg that the future leadership of Britain keep pushing his net zero green agenda, despite the fact that the country faces a crippling energy crisis.
The President of the EU Commission has demanded an “emergency intervention” into the electricity market to curb prices as warnings emerge that further spikes in energy costs are to be expected.
Russia has reduced the amount of gas it is sending to a major energy company in France, the Prime Minister of which has already warned that energy rationing over the winter is now on the cards.
The European Union now faces up to ten years of “terrible” winters of energy insecurity as a result of its green agenda, with many nations in the bloc having gotten themselves addicted to Russian gas in service of climate crazy ideals.
Just under one in four Britons will leave their heating off over the winter as the price of energy surges, polling has suggested.
The French prime minister has announced that the government is dedicating an extra €1.5 billion to the state’s green agenda despite the country’s ongoing cost of living crisis.
Spanish populist party VOX has vowed to challenge the newly passed energy decree in Spain’s constitutional court, claiming the decree violates the rights of Spaniards.
The economic powerhouses of the European Union, France and Germany, both set records on Friday for electricity prices, as the West’s sanctions war with Russia continues to bite.
(AFP) – European natural gas prices climbed Thursday towards a record peak on heightened fears over Russian supplies, while equities rose on the eve of a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
UK residents will see an 80 per cent increase in their annual household energy bills, the country’s energy regulator announced Friday, following a record 54 per cent spike in April. That will bring costs for the average customer from 1,971 pounds ($2,332) a year to 3,549 pounds.
