Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing through their s...
Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals
Premium paid over French counterparts has risen to almost £30 a megawatt hour, analysis by lobby group findsBritish steelmakers have been pushed furth...
‘It’s just cruel’: US households that had electricity shut off surged amid record hot summer
Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared to July 2024, data showsA record h...
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push members to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesEur...
Speed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog
National Audit Office says failure to implement £70bn modernisation would also hold back economic growthThe ‘great grid upgrade’ is off track – minist...
Great Britain faces electricity supply shortfall during solar eclipse
Event expected to hit solar power just as fifth heatwave of summer increases use of air conditioning and fansGreat Britain faces a shortfall of electr...
Octopus Energy: use less electricity during solar eclipse
Firm urges customers to avoid running washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm on WednesdayWhere in the UK will get the best view of the s...
Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July
Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installationsSolar energy supplied more power to Great Brita...
‘No electricity, no water, no fuel’: Ukrainian drone strikes bring darkness to Crimea’s summer
Interviews with residents of Russian-held region point to frustration with Moscow as Ukrainian campaign to isolate it takes toll on daily lifeFirst, t...
UK’s New Prime Minister Burnham Orders Cut in Taxes on Electricity
Prime Minister Andy Burnham moved quickly to confront the high cost of living. And President Trump wished him well after a phone call between the two ...
Burnham cuts VAT on electricity bills in first major policy announcement – UK politics live
Move is expected to save households around £45 a year in effort to tackle cost of livingBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-livin...
Andy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost of living move
Newly appointed chancellor John Healey says reduction will be funded by cancelling digital ID schemeElectricity bills will be reduced by an average of...
Burnham cuts VAT on household electricity bills; UK borrows less than expected in June – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the...
Cost to rewire Great Britain’s electricity network could reach £90bn in 2030s
Energy system operator says sum needed to deliver clean power targets while meeting rising demand is up by 50%The cost of rewiring Great Britain’s ele...
Trump administration threatens 92 GW of new electricity supply with red tape
The Trump administration's moves threaten $121 billion in new solar and wind power, two energy sources that are the biggest contributors to new capaci...
Heatwave pushes Great Britain’s grid operator to call for extra electricity from power plants
Neso issues rare summer warning for Wednesday evening, as households turn on fans and air conditioningGreat Britain’s grid operator has released a rar...
Electricity prices jump in Europe as demands soars in the heatwave
Great Britain has paid at least six times normal for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarms’ output sagsThe heatwave has pr...
