With electricity coming on at random times, and for only an hour or two a day, residents have had to find coping strategies — including doing laundry and charging everything they can after midnight.
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As Crises Mount, Europe Turns Once Again to Big Spending
The standoff with Russia over Ukraine and rising energy prices are rapidly overturning European economic orthodoxy, with barely a peep of dissent.
Liz Truss, New UK Leader, Lays Out Energy Price Cap Plan
Facing severe economic headwinds, Prime Minister Liz Truss announced emergency measures to freeze gas and electricity rates.
E.U. Weighs Russian Gas Price Cap Amid ‘Astronomic’ Energy Prices
The bloc is also considering mandatory cuts in electricity use and taxes on oil and gas companies.
Breaking Taboo, Germany Extends Life of 2 Nuclear Reactors
The step is intended to cushion a growing energy crisis in Europe but could upend the country’s plans to become the first industrial power to shutter its program.
Hawaii Closes Its Last Coal-Fired Power Plant
A state law bans the use of coal for energy production beginning next year.
U.K. Energy Price Cap to Rise 80%, Regulator Says
A regulator detailed the latest increase in gas and electric charges, driven up by the war in Ukraine and expected to further stoke inflation.
In Ukraine, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Is Held Hostage
Five months after Russian forces took over the Zaporizhzhia plant, all that stands between the world and nuclear disaster are dedicated Ukrainian operators working at gunpoint.
Heat and Drought in Europe Strain Energy Supply
The dry summer has reduced hydropower in Norway, threatened nuclear reactors in France and crimped coal transport in Germany. And that’s on top of Russian gas cuts.
Germany, Facing Energy Crisis, Gives Nuclear Another Look
For three decades, nuclear power was one of Germany’s most divisive debates. But with Russia cutting gas, Germans are revisiting their political energy taboos.