Controversial Wind Project Canceled by Developer a “win for local control”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to wind turbines and farms is likely to increase in the U.S. and worldwide until significant biological, environmental, and safety issues…
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“Revolution Has Begun”: 75,000 Brits To Stop Paying Power Bills Amid Inflation Storm
By Tyler Durden The resistance is growing as more than 75,000 irritated people in the UK have pledged not to pay their electricity bill this…
German Electricity Prices Hit Record High As Heatwave Curbs Power Generation
By Tyler Durden Above-average temperatures throughout Germany are pushing power prices to new records as utilities reduce electricity output in western Europe amid the worst…
Spain Bans Setting AC Below 27°C (81°F)
By Keean Bexte Spain has banned setting the AC below 27°C in most public buildings in an effort to wean the country off of Russian…
Wind Turbine Catches Fire; “officials are still unsure as to what initially caused the blaze.”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to wind turbines and farms is likely to increase in the U.S. and worldwide until significant biological, environmental, and safety issues…
EU Could Close Stores to Conserve Energy Amid Shortage
By Mac Slavo The European Union is considering closing some stores to conserve energy as the shortages become wildly apparent. Finland stores could have to…
Government Will Offer Financial Compensation to Residents Living Near Solar and Wind Farms
By B.N. Frank Opposition to solar (see 1, 2, 3, 4) and wind farms (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,…
I(nflation), Pencil: What a Simple Pencil Can Teach Us about Energy Prices and Inflation
By Benjamin R. Dierker I, a mere Pencil, would like to show readers just how fundamental energy is—even to a simple desk tool. You may…
Gazprom Suspends Gas Supplies To Latvia As Austria Warns EU Russian Energy Ban “Impossible”
By Tyler Durden “Today, Gazprom suspended its gas supplies to Latvia… due to violations of the conditions” of purchase, Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced…
German Cities Turn Off Hot Water And Cut Lighting At Government Buildings
By Tyler Durden German authorities are scrambling ahead for what could be a hellacious winter of natural gas shortages and skyrocketing prices by announcing new…
We Are Going To See Energy Prices Go Absolutely Nuts This Winter Just As We Plunge Into A Horrifying Global Economic Crisis
By Michael Snyder How would you feel if your power bill went up by 50 percent this winter? How about 100 percent? Unfortunately, these kinds…
London Power Prices Spike 5,000%, Relies On Belgium To Thwart Rolling Blackout
By Tyler Durden London’s power grid was pushed to the brink of failure following last week’s record-breaking heatwave. Javier Blas, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and…
Putin Turns The Screws: Gazprom Unexpectedly Halts Another Nord Stream Turbine Cutting Flows In Half; European Gas Prices Soar
By Tyler Durden Europeans, and especially Germans, breathed a sigh of relief last Thursday when amid fears that Moscow would not restart flows along the…
“Utterly Useless”: Millions of Smart Meters Reporting Inaccurate Readings (UK)
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy invasive, unreliable, and unsafe “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing worldwide since utilities first started…