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Austria plans peak power surcharges

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Austria plans new electricity-grid tariffs that would charge consumers more for peak-time power use and reward shifting consumption to ease pressure on the network.

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Federal funding matters. Now to persuade people that the way you solve high gas prices is not be dependent on fossil fuel…
crampell.bsky.social Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d
EV sales in the U.S. are down by half compared with last year. Meanwhile, charging companies in the U.S. are on track to install about as many public EV plugs this year as in 2025, the industry’s record high. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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time for creativity, I agree. I outlined some contours of a grid new deal here bsky.app/profile/cost...
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Here’s a short presentation I did about AI, energy, and broader electrification, followed by a great discussion with colleagues. We need a grid new deal. youtu.be/4QRGd-uf6pk?...
AI and the Energy Transition: Implications for U.S. Economic Growth and Inequality
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October 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Der Standard
From energy guzzler to grid helper: How electric vehicles can relieve the grid

Smart charging saves money and helps the power grid. Feeding electricity back from the car into the grid works even better, as shown by examples from other EU countries.

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Trump is raising electricity costs by blocking low-cost clean energy, forcing grids to meet demand with high-cost fossil fuel units. Sucks for you; but Trump’s corrupt big fossil fuel donors make a bundle.
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Der Standard
New electricity grid tariffs: Those who consume a lot of electricity at once will have to pay more

Charging an electric car and running a heat pump at the same time will become more expensive. There will be a discount for winter electricity. How to save money.

New electricity grid tariffs: Those who consume a lot of electricity at once will have to pay more
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Eine interessante #Studie des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Solare Energiesysteme ISE hat berechnet, wie sich 20 GW Batteriespeicherleistung im Netz auf den Stromhandel auswirken würden. Ergebnis: Sie hätten die Preisspitzen deutlich geglättet und den Börsenpreis um bis zu 60 Prozent gesenkt.
20 Gigawatt Batteriespeicher – Strompreisspitze fällt im Test von 583 auf 221 Euro
Fraunhofer simuliert 20 GW Batteriespeicher: Die Börsenstromspitze am teuersten Tag 2025 sinkt von 583 auf 221 Euro/MWh.
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October 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Die Presse
Those who strain the power grid will soon pay more [premium]

To reduce the costly expansion of the power grid, usage must be spread more evenly across the day. Soon, electricity bills will encourage avoiding peak times. Those who act 'grid-friendly' can save money. For everyone else, prices will go up.

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La Repubblica
High energy prices: cutting consumption is the defense of the bill

The liberalized market does not by itself guarantee cheaper prices. Efficiency, heat pumps, photovoltaics and self-consumption can reduce exposure.

High energy prices: cutting consumption is the defense of the bill
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cleanthinking.wsocial.eu
Wood Mackenzie hat 43 Strommärkte durchgerechnet. In allen ist ein Batteriespeicher mit vier Stunden günstiger als ein Gaskraftwerk für die Abendspitze. Am deutlichsten in Europa.

Deutschland schreibt trotzdem 9 GW aus, die zehn Stunden am Stück liefern müssen. Batterien sind damit faktisch raus.
Batteriespeicher günstiger als Gaskraftwerke
Batteriespeicher sind in allen 43 untersuchten Märkten günstiger als Gaskraftwerke, die nur bei hohem Verbrauch laufen.
www.cleanthinking.de
October 12, 2026 at 8:31 AM

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tomackers.bsky.social
Electrification *is* defence.
carolinelucas.bsky.social Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 1d
This would be economically illiterate & environmentally disastrous - and makes us less secure: undermining efforts to reduce energy bills by reducing dependence on gas, increasing vulnerability to global dictators, driving climate emissions & knee capping a market that’s just beginning to take off
Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
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www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2026 at 8:12 AM

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