Consumer Impact

Cost of Living Price Increases Economic Policy Food Prices Inflation Economic Effects Energy Prices Energy Costs Automotive Consumers Fuel Prices

AEMO Draft Plan Warns Delays Could Add 30% to Energy Transition Costs

The operator cautions that planning failures threaten reliability, with the 2030 emissions goal at risk.

IndiGo Collapse Exposes India’s Two-Carrier Grip on Domestic Aviation

EU Opens Review of Volkswagen Plan to Replace China EV Tariff With Minimum Price and Quota

NIPSCO Details $7 Billion Buildout to Power Amazon Data Centers in Indiana

California Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs

AI Data Centers Drive Power Demand Surge, Straining Grids and Budgets

U.S. Tariffs on Lumber and Furniture Take Effect

Watchdog Says Data Centers Drove PJM Capacity Price Surge

EU Russian LNG Imports Surge 29% in First Half of 2025

Waratah Super Battery Goes Live on NSW Grid at Half Capacity

Trump Announces 50% Tariff on Copper Imports

LNG Canada Ships Inaugural Cargo as Alberta Gas Prices Set to Rise

Google Presses EU for Clear Guidance on Digital Markets Act Compliance at Brussels Workshop

EU Commission Proposes Full Ban on Russian Gas Imports by End of 2027

Rite Aid Designates Over 700 Stores for Closure in Second Bankruptcy

Starmer Orders Reassessment of Zonal Electricity Pricing Plan

Germany's Grid Regulator Proposes Overhaul of Electricity Fee System

OPEC+ Boosts Oil Supply, Driving Prices to Four-Year Lows

Ford Halts Profit Forecasts as Trump's Auto Tariffs Slash $1.5 Billion in Projected Earnings

U.S. to Impose 21% Tariff on Mexican Tomatoes, Ending Decades-Old Trade Agreement