rates can spike for more reasons than increased usage. So when utility companies don't offer explanations, people are left wondering, "Why is my electric bill so high and how can I lower it?" ...

and many of them are completely outside of the control of the consumers,” Wolfe says. “But what you can control is how much energy you use.” ...

no amount of planning could avoid bank-holiday travel and the armada of electric vehicles needing to charge. It looked as though Gridserve hadn’t done much planning, either. Of its 24 high ...

And that's caused blowback for Mr Musk, as the scale of the currency's environmental impact becomes clearer. It also helped prompt a series of high ... the electricity the Bitcoin miners use ...