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Oregon Raises Data‑Center Power Rates Nearly 30% While Cutting Residential Bills

Regulators say the change forces very large users to pay for grid upgrades so households do not shoulder the costs.

DERC Lets Delhi Discoms Recover Higher April Power Costs With Monthly Surcharge

EU Reaches Provisional Deal to Curb CO₂ Price Spikes for Heating and Fuel

Greenpeace Says Oil Firms Gained €702m From Germany’s May Fuel Tax Cut

Albanese Government Releases Draft 20% National Gas Reservation Framework

PJM Accelerates One‑Time Backstop Auction to Tackle Surging Data‑Center Demand

Leaked German Climate Plan Projects Missed 2030 Target as EU Sets 2040 Goal

FERC Signals Fast Track as PJM Preps BYOG Filing and Backstop Plan for Surging Data‑Center Load

Origin Extends Eraring Coal Plant Operations to 2029 After Grid Security Warnings

British Gas CEO Warns Labour’s Net Zero Plans Risk Unaffordable Bills

Pakistan Seals Rs1.225 Trillion Bank Deal to Restructure Power Debt, Sets Six‑Year Target

Congress Alleges Conflict of Interest in Gadkari’s Ethanol Push as BJP Denies

Reiche Sets Summer Reality Check for Energiewende, Linking Renewables Growth to Cost and Grid Investment

EU Carbon Market Cuts Emissions by 51%, Plans Tighter Permits Under CBAM

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

EU Vows to End Russian Gas Imports by 2027 Despite Ongoing LNG Purchases

Ukraine and Slovakia Clash Over Russian Gas Transit and Electricity Supplies

Germany's Energy Transition Plan Faces Uncertainty Ahead of Elections