Blackouts

• Greg Jackson 反对对 UK 电网进行昂贵投资，认为这些投资增加了家庭账单负担 • 这家 UK 最大能源供应商的老板建议，一些家庭会接受偶尔的电力中断，以换取更低的能源账单 • 在 Europe 最大规模停电发生一年后——那次停电导致 Spain 和 Portugal 数千万人的火车、地铁、交通信号灯、ATM、电话连接和互联网访问中断——Octopus Energy 的首席执行官反对对 UK 电网进行昂贵投资，称这些投资增加了家庭账单

Datacentres ‘directly competing’ with possible residential builds near public transport, one council tells NSW inquiry, amid growing concernsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDatacentre developments are crowding out opportunities for housing and job-rich industries across Sydney, a New South Wales inquiry has heard, with one local council reporting a rise in blackouts linked to the industry’s expansion.Several Sydney councils, all facing an influx of datacentre developments, have raised concerns about the health, environmental and amenity impacts on their local communities in submissions to the state’s datacentre inquiry. Continue reading...