Experts on what the cold snap may mean for your power bill

New Zealand has hit record levels of power consumption as temperatures drop nationwide.

The number of households in arrears on their electricity bills rose to the highest level on record in April, according to latest figures from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.

Solar power supplied 14.4 per cent of all electricity generated in Britain last month

The rise in India’s clean-energy ⁠generation comes as solar and wind output exceeded 100 gigawatts for the first time and accounted for a record 42.8% of ​India’s electricity supply ‌on July 13, government data showed.

New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.