UK’s #SmartMeter targets leaving energy users short-changed, says Martin Lewis

I’d suggest shifting firms’ targets from smart meter installations to the overall number of ‘working’ smart meters, which would incentivise firms to do both installations and repairs

Nearly 4m smart meters are malfunctioning in the UK, leaving some householders facing life-changing bills, according to figures released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Repairs are slow, if they happen at all, as resources are focused on installs, leaving consumers frustrated and at risk of misbilling and further problems

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/uk-smart-meter-targets-energy-users-martin-lewis

#electricity #utilities #PeopleNotProfits #energy

Maine voters don’t like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out

https://theconversation.com/maine-voters-dont-like-their-electric-utilities-but-they-balked-at-paying-billions-to-buy-them-out-217232

#energy #corporations #utilities #electricity

Maine voters don't like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out

Power companies can be publicly or privately owned and may report to corporate boards, local governments or co-op members. But there’s no one best way to deliver electricity reliably and affordably.

They Takes Yer Money and They Lays Them Off

https://www.9news.com/article/money/business/xcel-energy-layoffs-colorado/73-a0ba2dab-d4a2-4288-b6e4-50c373608194

#energy #power #utilities

California proposes “blatant seizure of property” in solar ruling

The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote on a virtual net energy metering program that would force renters to sell solar generation to the utility and buy it back at a higher rate, outlawing them from consuming their electricity directly.

WTAF??? I expected something like this!

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/10/24/california-proposes-blatant-seizure-of-property-in-solar-ruling/

#solar #power #utilities

California proposes “blatant seizure of property” in solar ruling

The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote on a virtual net energy metering program that would force renters to sell solar generation to the utility and buy it back at a higher rate,…

Mission Center: Another New GUI System Monitoring Tool for Linux

Mission Center is a new, visually pleasing GTK4 and Libadwaita-based system monitoring tool written in Rust and explicitly designed for Linux. It uses OpenGL rendering for all the graphs to reduce CPU and overall resource usage.

The app offers a one-stop solution for tracking and managing CPU, memory, disk, network, and GPU usage. It lets users gain deep insights into their system’s behaviour and resource utilization.

Actually great that it is written in Rust. Although I’ve installed it, and it looks great, I’ll probably stick to my Conky script that is super lightweight and shows all the essentials I want to monitor. For more detailed views, I’ll probably use Mission Center.

System Monitoring Center is another really great looking such app. Where Mission Center does show something a little extra, is that it displays also whether there is virtualisation running, as well as all the individual CPU cores.

See https://linuxiac.com/mission-center-system-monitoring-app/
#Blog, #linux, #technology, #utilities

Interesting - How Long Will Natural Gas Last when SHTF Without Electricity

https://geekprepper.com/how-long-will-natural-gas-last-without-electricity/

#utilities #grid-down #naturalgas

How Long Will Natural Gas Last when SHTF Without Electricity

If we ever have to survive a grid-down scenario, how long will Natural Gas last without electricity?

Contingency plans being drawn up for #ThamesWater collapse | #Utilities | The Guardian

#Privatization of #WaterCompanies has been a disaster for customers and the #environment. The #infrastructure is still antiquated. Even the principle doesn't work. How can you have a choice of which company's #water comes through your taps? Meanwhile the bosses and shareholders have been lining their pockets.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/28/contingency-plans-reportedly-being-drawn-up-for-thames-water-collapse

#UK

#EXTREME #Amiga500 #Upgrades - #CrystalCase & #PiStorm #Updates - #DanWood

The Amiga 500 was the low-end, entry level machine back in the day but in 2022 I give it some EXTREME upgrades. Fitting a brand new Crystal Case and using a #RaspberryPi to boost the speed by over 1000x!

▬ Contents of this video ▬

00:00 - Introduction & #Amiga500
01:50 - A1200.net Crystal Case
2:32 - #Unboxing #Crystal #Case
03:19 - Fitting #Amiga 500 Crystal Case
04:54 - #PiStorm Recap
05:57 - #Emu68 Introduction
06:53 - Squarespace Sponsor Slot
07:55 - Caffeine OS Introdution & Install
09:38 - #CaffeineOS Tour
11:40 - #Networking & #Internet
13:16 - Bundled #Utilities
14:38 - SysInfo #Benchmarks
15:04 - #Scene #Demos
15:25 - #Game #Performance
16:12 - Conclusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s1_XCv-f1o
#retrocomputing #retrogames #retrogaming #amiga #raspberrypi

Eye on Utilities: FirstEnergy works to limit impact in HB 6 cases

This month's updates on Ohio’s ongoing utility corruption scandal: HB 6 scandal consequences limited for FirstEnergy.
https://energynews.us/2022/02/15/eye-on-utilities-firstenergy-works-to-limit-impact-in-hb-6-cases/
#on, #firstenergy, #hb, #news, #eye, #utilities, #6, #nofeature, #midwest

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FirstEnergy works to limit impact in HB 6 cases | Energy News Network

This month's updates on Ohio’s ongoing utility corruption scandal: HB 6 scandal consequences limited for FirstEnergy.

Eye on Ohio utilities: Winter brings more chilling news in Ohio’s ongoing HB 6 scandal

Bill rider money unaccounted for, and DeWine backs away from coal subsidies.
https://energynews.us/2022/01/18/eye-on-ohio-utilities-winter-brings-more-chilling-news-in-ohios-ongoing-hb-6-scandal/
#nofeature, #eye, #midwest, #on, #utilities, #news, #ohio

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Eye on Ohio utilities: Winter brings more chilling news in Ohio’s ongoing HB 6 scandal - Energy News Network

Bill rider money unaccounted for, and DeWine backs away from coal subsidies.

Construction underway at solar duo totalling 600MW in Texas and Ohio

The construction of two US solar projects totalling 600MW, including one paired with 50MW of energy storage, has started this month, developer Hecate Energy has announced.
https://www.pv-tech.org/construction-underway-at-solar-duo-totalling-600mw-in-texas-and-ohio/
#news, #storage, #utilities, #enel, #battery, #algonquin, #power, #energy

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Construction underway at solar duo totalling 600MW in Texas and Ohio

The construction of two US solar projects totalling 600MW, including one paired with 50MW of energy storage, has started this month, developer Hecate Energy has announced.