Hot weather and hungry datacentres lift Australia’s energy demand to record highs but batteries quell prices | Renewable energy

Hot weather and hungry datacentres lift Australia’s energy demand to record highs but batteries quell prices | Renewable energy

More datacentres and warmer conditions helped push electricity demand to record highs in the first three months of the year, according to Australia’s Energy Market Operator, while growth in batteries kept average wholesale prices down. Electricity demand – from households, business and industry – reached record levels of 25GW in Q1 2026, an increase of…

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Photo of Trump assassination attempt suspect Cole Allen in hotel room released as DOJ seeks to keep him jailed

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice is urging a federal court to keep Cole Allen, the suspect accused of opening fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, behind bars pending trial.  The DOJ released new photos Wednesday showing Allen armed and inside a…

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Scorpions reinforce their claws and stingers with metals

Scorpions fluoresce under ultraviolet light Erwin Niemand/Shutterstock Scorpions strengthen their claws and stingers with metal, effectively turning these weapons into the equivalent of a steel-capped boot. The use of metals to strengthen vulnerable body parts – such as teeth in vertebrates like Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) – is already known, and the areas of a…

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