'We're buzzing': Octopus Energy is giving away more free electricity to its 8 million customers — and it could stop the UK wasting £1.5 billion to shut down wind farms Octopus Energy is expanding free electricity schemes as renewable oversupply forces costly shutdowns of wind farms across the national grid. #million_customers #free_electricity #national_grid #Octopus_Energy #farms_Octopus #wind_farms #renewable_oversupply #oversupply_forces #forces_costly #costly_shutdowns
'Who will pay for it?': SC raps Tamil Nadu govt for promising free electricity; flags 'freebie' politics The Supreme Court has criticized the Tamil Nadu electricity board's promise of free electricity to all consumers. The apex court expressed concern that such freebies, regardless of financial need, hinder national economic development. It noted that states often offer these schemes, funded by taxpayer money, without proper budgetary justification. #Supreme_Court #Tamil_Nadu #Tamil #Nadu #raps_Tamil #Nadu_govt #Nadu_electricity #free_electricity #promising_free #board_promise
