This headline should be waking more people up! Why are we allowing this?

The factory would include the construction of a 78,000sq m AI factory in Makarewa, just north of Invercargill, equipped with a grid exit point electricity substation.
… Once operational, it would consume 280MW of power, making it New Zealand’s second-largest electricity user after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.

https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/ai-factory-rival-smelter-power-use
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Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day

Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/226317/

Consumers decry cap that lets spot Australian power prices rise to highest in world

Consumer advocates are calling for an overhaul of a market cap that allows wholesale power prices in Australia’s…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/108160/

Energy giant ENGIE admits misleading customer about power prices after ‘deceptive and misleading’ behaviour

Global energy company ENGIE has apologised and admitted it misled a customer who was trying to negotiate a…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/98118/

Our home has #gas and #electricity and I have been tracking our usage of both for over a decade. The plan has always been to #transition away from gas and go full electric for a few reasons, however it hasn't been until 2025 that the equivalent electricity for gas usage has actually been cheaper than using gas.

Then suddenly it is announced that electricity #prices will rise by up to 10% from July 2025. This will make it cheaper to continue using gas than it will to move over to electricity (excluding the health benefits of removing gas).

Forgive the conspiracy theorist perspective but that seems way to big of a coincidence to have not been purposeful. Especially when you consider 'power' companies often produce both electricity and gas.

https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/8975512/electricity-prices-to-rise-by-nearly-10-per-cent-in-australia/

And it certainly isn't the right way to go about making the energy transition equitable.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/27/energy-transition-australia-risks-becoming-a-more-unequal-society-here-is-what-needs-to-change

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