Shocking moment live electricity lines crash down and narrowly miss crowd helping driver

Shocking moment live electricity lines crash down and narrowly miss crowd helping driver who smashed into power pole Woman lost control and crashed car into power pole, in Mobile, Alabama, Friday  As people gathered to help dashcam footage captured moment power lines fell   The driver reportedly suffered medical emergency which had caused the crash  By … Read more

How cryptocurrency uses more electricity per transaction than any other method

Bitcoin passed the $60,000 mark for the first time on Saturday, again raising questions over the vast energy resources required to mine the cryptocurrency. On March 2, Bitcoin’s estimated energy consumption also reached its highest ever rate, hitting a staggering 130.90 terawatt hours (TWh) annualised. The following week on March 9, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates … Read more

Three giraffes are fatally electrocuted by low-hanging electricity cables at Kenyan wildlife park 

Three giraffes are fatally electrocuted by low-hanging electricity cables at Kenyan wildlife park WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT  Two giraffes died on Friday and another on Sunday after walking into live wires The incidents happened at the Soysambu Conservancy in Nakuru County The power company has said it will move the lines, which have reportedly caused the … Read more

£120,000 Solar-powered HOUSE revealed that makes 30% more electricity than it uses

A solar-powered prototype house built in Wales produces 30 per cent more electricity than it consumes over the course of a year, scientists have revealed.   Over 12 months the house pulls 1,112 kWh of energy from the grid but generates a total of 1,458 kWh itself, creating a 31 per cent surplus which is all made … Read more

Britain generated more electricity from renewables than from fossil fuels for first time in 2020

Renewables overtook fossil fuels to become the biggest source of electricity in the UK for the first time in 2020, a new analysis shows. Combined, wind, solar, bioenergy and hydropower – all renewable energy sources –  generated a record 42 per cent of the UK’s power last year.  Meanwhile, fossil fuels – mostly gas – produced 41 … Read more

MPs working from home during lockdown charge taxpayers for the extra gas and electricity

MPs have been charging the taxpayer for extra gas and electricity while working from home during lockdown. Members of Parliament claimed £9.1 million in expenses despite working largely remotely during the first 2020 lockdown, compared to £8.2million in 2019.   Between the stay at home order announced on March 16 and pubs reopening on July 4, … Read more

Phillip Schofield kindly offers to pay distressed This Morning viewer’s £700 electricity bill

Phillip Schofield kindly offered to pay a viewer’s £700 electricity bill during Thursday’s This Morning. The presenter, 58, made the gesture as he and co-star Holly Willoughby, 39, led a phone-in with money expert Martin Lewis, in which people were encouraged to call in with their financial questions. And one caller named Patricia admitted that … Read more

Lights come back on in Pakistan after powercut left 210 MILLION people without electricity for hours

Lights come back on in Pakistan after huge nationwide powercut left 210 MILLION people without electricity for hours People are forced to rely on smartphone lights and torches in Pakistan power cut Major cities including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi all go dark for hours on end By Joseph Laws For Mailonline and Afp Published: 19:27 … Read more

Customers struggling to pay electricity bills soar to 777,000

Customers struggling to pay electricity bills soar to 777,000 as experts warn of ‘perfect storm’ amid rising prices and pandemic pressures 777,000 customers owed energy firms between July and September last year This was the highest number of customers owing money seen since 2015 Number of households in debt jumped every quarter of year compared … Read more

How half of Britain’s electricity came from turbines on Boxing Day

New record for wind power generation: Half of Britain’s electricity came from turbines on Boxing Day thanks to Storm Bella The gusts of wind provided 50.7% of Great Britain’s electricity on Boxing Day This is mainly thanks to Storm Bella where winds reached up to 100mph   The last record was set in August of this … Read more