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02.10.26 - 19:18
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Utilities are public services – and should not be run as businesses | Letters (The Guardian)
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Readers respond to an article by Will Hutton and Andy Haldane suggesting that they could be run for the public benefitWill Hutton and Andy Haldane advocate “turning [utilities] into public-benefit companies with a primary, constitutional objective of delivering high-quality services, with profitability subordinate to that broader aim” (Andy Burnham talks about 'public control' of the utilities but it's a minefield. We can lead him through it, 25 September). So still companies, but with a public interest rather than a profit motive. This is still the wrong approach.Utilities should not be run as businesses but as essential public services. They do not function in isolation, and business models are unsuited to their functioning in the public interest. They have social and environmental as well as economic responsibilities that have to be met. For 20 years, prior to the advent of the Scottish parliament, local government functioned well in Scotland within a framework of regions and districts. The reg...
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02.10.26 - 13:09
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Genehmigung für Zwischenlager am Atomkraftwerk Krümmel (DPA-AFX)
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GEESTHACHT (dpa-AFX) - Am stillgelegten Atomkraftwerk Krümmel in Geesthacht (Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg) kann ein Zwischenlager für schwach- und mittelradioaktive Abfälle gebaut werden. Schleswig-Holsteins Umweltminister Tobias Goldschmidt (Grüne) übergab ......
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02.10.26 - 12:01
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Preisschub erwartet: Strom bereits 20 Prozent teurer – Gaspreise ziehen nach (Tichys Einblick)
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Die Energie-Krise erreicht die deutschen Haushalte über die Strom- und Gasrechnung. Das Vergleichsportal Verivox rechnet bei beiden Energieträgern mit einem deutlichen Preisschub. Beim Strom ist er für Neukunden bereits sichtbar: Bundesweit zahlen sie derzeit knapp 31 Cent je Kilowattstunde – 20 Prozent mehr als noch Anfang März. „Auch beim Strom erwarten wir steigende Preise. Wir
Der Beitrag Preisschub erwartet: Strom bereits 20 Prozent teurer – Gaspreise ziehen nach erschien zuerst auf Tichys Einblick....
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01.10.26 - 17:24
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Weniger Netz-Zuschüsse: Strompreis könnte steigen (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN/DORTMUND (dpa-AFX) - Weniger Zuschüsse - höhere Netzgebühren: Die vier Betreiber der Strom-Überlandleitungen haben jetzt errechnet, wie hoch das durchschnittliche Netzentgelt auf der Höchstspannungsebene im kommenden Jahr voraussichtlich sein wird. ......
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01.10.26 - 15:21
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Ukraine Hit By Severe Power Cuts After Russia Pounds Grid Ahead Of Freezing Temps (ZeroHedge)
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Ukraine Hit By Severe Power Cuts After Russia Pounds Grid Ahead Of Freezing Temps
Ongoing major Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have resulted in significant forced power cuts across various regions of Russia ahead of what promises to be a frigid winter.
National grid operator Ukrenergo on Thursday urged consumers to limit usage following the recent attacks of the past 24 hours. The outages have chiefly impacted central Ukraine, as well as Kharkiv region in the east, along with Chernihiv and Sumy in the north.
via AP"Where security conditions currently allow, emergency repair and restoration work is already under way," a statement said.
"Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all disconnected consumers as quickly as possible," it added.
And BBC reports, "Kyiv has been preparing for a renewed onslaught before winter begins, by building fifteen small scale power plants in heavily fortified concrete bunkers."
Another Euro...
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