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11.11.26 - 17:01
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Von der Leyen will Europa zum ersten Strom-Kontinent machen (DPA-AFX)
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ANTALYA (dpa-AFX) - EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen will Europa zum ersten klimaneutralen und strombetriebenen Kontinent machen. Schon jetzt stammten mehr als 70 Prozent des europäischen Stroms aus sauberen Energien und es werde noch mehr, ......
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11.11.26 - 16:48
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Cabinet approves 3 power plants, 2 solar farms (Globes)
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These major projects will move to the fast-track planning process overseen by the National Infrastructure Committee to keep pace with the massive surge in electricity consumption projected for Israel....
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11.11.26 - 13:12
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AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals (The Guardian)
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181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says reportDevelopers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals.Datacentres planned across the US, the UK and mainland Europe have proposals to build fossil fuel plants on-site to create 181GW of gas-fired capacity because of delays to connect to national grids, according to the findings. This is almost four times the total peak electricity demand of Great Britain. Continue reading......
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11.11.26 - 11:36
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Britain′s Grid Operator Just Paid £1.4MM/Hour For Gas Power To Keep Lights On As Wind Slumps (ZeroHedge)
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Britain's Grid Operator Just Paid £1.4MM/Hour For Gas Power To Keep Lights On As Wind Slumps
On Monday evening, Britain's grid operator paid the Langage gas power station near Plymouth the equivalent of £1.4 million an hour, according to market transparency data cited by the Telegraph, as low wind output ran into a third day.The National Energy System Operator (Neso) was paying around £1,500 per megawatt hour to at least three gas plants to cover the evening peak, about 10 times the average. Langage, Rye House in Hertfordshire and Seabank near Bristol collected similar sums between 3:30pm and 5pm. At that rate, 90 minutes at Langage comes to roughly £2.1 million.Neso issued an electricity margin notice at 7:17pm on Sunday for the 6am to 11am window on Monday, flagging a 1,388 MW shortfall against a 808 MW contingency requirement and asking generators to say what extra capacity they could bring. After a 4am review the shortfall was cut to about 500 MW, the Guardian reported, and the notic...
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11.11.26 - 01:57
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Rand Paul Slams Texas Governor-Elect′s ′Venezuelan Socialist′ Plan To Freeze Electricity Rates (ZeroHedge)
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Rand Paul Slams Texas Governor-Elect's 'Venezuelan Socialist' Plan To Freeze Electricity Rates
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took aim at Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa on Tuesday over her pledge to freeze electricity rates on her first day in office, calling it a move "out of the Venezuelan socialist playbook."Nothing like your first act being out of the Venezuelan socialist playbook . . . This will not end well. https://t.co/XrEnm2Vlcz— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) November 10, 2026"This will not end well," Paul wrote, linking to a Fox News report on whether Hinojosa has the legal authority to do it. The post passed 750,000 views within hours.Hinojosa, the Austin Democrat who unseated Abbott on Nov. 3, says she will act as soon as she is sworn in on Jan. 19. "Within an hour of taking the oath of office, I will declare a high-cost emergency in the state of Texas and issue an emergency executive order to: one, suspend the gas and diesel tax; and two, freeze electricity rates...
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10.11.26 - 21:54
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EEI CEO: ′America′s electric grid does not follow the political calendar′ (CNBC)
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Speaking with CNBC's Brian Sullivan at the EEI Financial Conference in Phoenix on Monday, Edison Electric Institute President and CEO Drew Maloney said electricity demand remains strong after the election. Maloney said data centers, manufacturing reshoring and electrification are driving growth as U.S. utilities plan to invest more than $1 trillion over five years. The spending will support generation, transmission and grid resilience as demand rises....
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10.11.26 - 19:36
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Britain willing to discuss paying into EU to join electricity market, says minister (The Guardian)
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Hamish Falconer says UK has 'not accepted principle' of linking electricity trade to 'cohesion fund' but two sides will discuss issueBritain is willing to discuss paying towards infrastructure schemes in poorer parts of the EU in return for access to the European electricity market, according to the minister in charge of renegotiating the bilateral relationship.Hamish Falconer, the cabinet minister in charge of EU talks, told the Guardian he was sure the two sides would discuss the issue after this month's summit, as ministers look to deepen ties with the union over the next few years. Continue reading......
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