📢 Today, we announced our Half-year Results and introduced our new £33 billion investment plan that will help to rewire the country for the decades ahead. Take a look at what we’ve achieved over the past six months…📹
Renewables will be the world’s top source of energy by next year, says @iea.org. www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...
IEA: Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’ - Carbon Brief
Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026 at the latest”, according to new IEA forecasts.
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Berwick Bank Wind Farm has received development consent from the Scottish Government, clearing the final major approval to progress our game-changing renewable energy project. https://www.sse.com/news-and-views/2025/07/green-light-for-berwick-bank-paves-way-for-world-s-largest-offshore-wind-farm/
Google’s AI results in search are: 1) Usually factually inaccurate. 2) Often hallucinations. 3) Annoying. An example of AI for the sake of AI.
Big news this morning on zonal pricing 👇
SSE plc@sse.com · last yr.📣 Zonal pricing update We welcome the UK Government’s decision to retain a national pricing system for wholesale electricity. This brings long-awaited clarity, protects consumers from higher bills & reinforces the UK’s global leadership in renewables 🌍. Full response: https://shorturl.at/oVEBp
Surprise visitor watching telly in my living room earlier… totally unfazed.
This sets quite the precedent.
Michael Savage@michaelsavage.bsky.social · last yr.NEW: Peter Kyle has had his ChatGPT prompts released under FOI. An unprecedented move, secured by @stokel.bsky.social. What does it mean? Google searches next - and some sweaty palms in Whitehall… My analysis of a rare FOI win: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I can’t help but think the symptoms here are more related to inattention due to modern day distractions/doomscrolling than noise-cancelling headphones. Even the writer notes that very little is understood of the condition this is being blamed on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Audiologists raise concern over headphone use in young people
More young people are presenting to audiology teams in England with difficulty processing sound.
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If they shot The Office (UK) title sequence in 2025 in the EXACT same location, this is what it would look like: youtu.be/F4mGWx4qZeA?...
The Office (UK) title sequence but it's 2025
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⚠️WEATHER SAFETY ALERT⚠️ Storm Éowyn is due to bring strong winds across the UK tomorrow. Make sure you stay safe and follow our Prepare, Care, Share safety advice, share this content with others and visit powercut105.com for more information
Also in The Sunday Times: UK entrepreneur Philip Johnston’s firm Lumen Orbit (based in the US) plans to launch a prototype space-based data centre into orbit in May. If successful, the firm hopes data centres powered by the Sun & cooled by space, costing 0.02 cents per kWh to power, could follow.
Reading about biohacking in The Sunday Times. A gym offering a $10k/month membership will create an AI twin of you, & then an app tells you what to eat & drink, & when to sleep. Members have access to a “float therapy room” which “promises” 45 mins deep sleep. Are we living a Sci-Fi horror movie?
Instavolt etc calling for govt to make it easier to install signs advertising #EV chargers on motorways Rules require petrol/diesel refilling for a sign to be installed 🤦♂️ Govt response? They’re adding EV signs to 13 facilities by Apr 🤦♂️🤦♂️ There’s 73,699 EV charging points on Britain’s roads! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
⚠️❄️ An amber weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of the UK this weekend. Check the @metoffice.bsky.social website to see if your area is affected and follow our Prepare, Care, Share advice. 👉 t.co/dfzr1bsvuI
If you come across fallen power lines or damage to the electricity network, stay well clear and call 105 for free to report it. If there is an immediate risk to life or someone is in danger, dial 999.
We're supporting our members as they respond to #StormDarragh this weekend. Earlier today, we were on Sky News explaining what can cause damage, and what our members do in storms to support customers. @metoffice.bsky.social @michaelshanksmp.co.uk @ofgem.bsky.social @rosseaston.com
Well that’s quite the sight! Time to prepare. Head to www.powercut105.com/en/be-winter... for advice from the UK’s energy networks. ⚠️ Stay clear of downed power lines and call 105 to report for free. Dial 999 if there’s an immediate threat to life ⚠️ @ena.energy
⚠️ Red, amber and yellow warnings are in force today and over the weekend as part of #StormDarragh. We are urging people to stay away from power lines if they are damaged by destructive winds. www.energynetworks.org/newsroom/ene...
Storm Darragh - electricity networks issue safety advice as red warning issued by Met Office
Electricity network operators are urging people to keep away from power lines if they are damaged in destructive winds forecast for this weekend.
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Yellow weather warnings are in place today with yellow and amber warnings in place over the weekend as Storm Darragh moves over the UK. There is the small chance of some interruptions to power supplies in places. Follow our advice here on how to prepare and visit powercut105.com for more information
