Category: electricity

Australia’s Largest Energy Company Splits in Two to Cope With Falling Energy Prices

Australia’s largest energy producer and retailer, AGL Energy, will be dividing itself into two new companies that will focus separately on energy production and retail. Announcing the changes on March 30, AGL said it would divide into New AGL, which would take care of AGL’s multi-product retail side, including the delivery of electricity, gas, internet, and mobile…


Lake Forest Looks into Providing Its Own Utility Services

The City of Lake Forest is considering developing its own utilities program after bowing out of Orange County Joint Power Authority’s (OCPA) contentious community choice energy plan. Lake Forest city council during its March 2 meeting voted 4-1 to withdraw from the public utility agreement spearheaded by Irvine, and look into options to start its own…


Texas Sues Power Company After Customers Received Sky-High Bills Amid Winter Storm

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton announced on Monday that it had sued an energy company for deceptive advertising after customers complained about exorbitant bills amid the state’s deep freeze. Paxton’s office said the lawsuit seeks to prevent Griddy, LLC from further misrepresenting its energy prices and to recuperate costs for its customers who were billed hundreds…


Around 70 Suspected Hypothermia Deaths Reported in Texas Homes After Deep Freeze

DALLAS—With the snow and ice clearing in Texas after days of unusually cold temperatures, bodies are being found of people who likely froze to death as they struggled to stay warm after electricity was cut to millions of homes Of the around 70 deaths attributed to the snow, ice, and frigid temperatures nationwide, more than…


China Faces Power Shortage Amid Cold Winter, as Regime Bans Australian Coal Imports

China is experiencing power shortages in large swathes of southern China, resulting in people’s homes and workplaces not getting enough heat. The country’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) confirmed the lack of electricity on Dec. 18 early morning. As people complained about the lack of heat amid cold weather, the NDRC announced that it…