“Three hours of free power every day will take real pressure off household bills and lower prices outside those hours mean families save even more.”
How three-day weekends can help save the world (and us, too) | Trellis
It's not just reduced emissions from less commuting that helps.
Backing Regional Communities With Battery Power
“These batteries mean lower bills for community facilities and more reliable power for locals.”
A power grid for the whole world
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Make power affordable and sustainable – Victorian Socialists
Energy is essential infrastructure. We’re fighting for a public takeover to immediately cap electricity and gas bills, and transition to renewables sources.
Regulator reduces Victorian default electricity prices | Essential Services Commission
The Essential Services Commission has announced a reduction in Victoria’s default electricity prices to apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Swedish Six-Hour Workday Runs Into Trouble: It’s Too Costly
Swedes looking forward to a six-hour workday just got some bad news: the costs outweigh the benefits.
The Power of Full Engagement: The Four Energy Management Principles That Drive Performance
In today's 24/7 world most people try and manage their time and miss the opportunity to manage their energy. Matching your energy level to your task unlocks the power of full engagement.
Abolishing Daylight Saving Time is easy, setting a permanent time is not
Daylight Saving Time – the biannual ritual of adjusting clocks forwards and backwards – has long been debated. Advocates argue it saves energy and promotes outdoor activities, while critics highlight its disruptive effects on health, productivity, and social routines. This column examines the health impacts, societal costs, and the outdated rationale behind the implementation of Daylight Saving Time, and argues that there is good reason to abolish it. This would imply trade-offs, however. While adopting Standard Time permanently would be better from a health perspective, ‘summer time’ is preferred in many countries.
How the Six-Hour Workday Actually Saves Money
A Swedish experiment may have missed the bigger picture of how shorter days can mean long-term profit.
Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor
Forgoing sleep is like borrowing from a loan shark. Sure you get those extra hours right now to cover for your overly-optimistic estimation, but at what price? The shark will be back, and if you ca…
Energy bills will rise ‘astronomically’ under One Nation, Coalition
New Victorian Energy Minister Jaclyn Symes says the opposition’s plan to cancel a huge power cable project and boost gas usage is designed to hoodwink voters.
Power struggle: Coalition pledge to scrap towers sparks bill warning
A transmission line that will be scrapped if the Victorian Coalition is elected was urged to be fast-tracked in a 2022 government report. It estimated extended delays to the project would add up to $321 to annual household bills.
Your dreams demand your best hours
a short reflection on the inequality of time
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Comeback Town: Birmingham residential electric bills are 41% higher than Huntsville’s
Birmingham cannot change its electric utility overnight. But Alabama can change the way that utility is regulated.
Work for only 3 hours a day, but everyday | plumshell
I am an indie iPhone developer, and I've been working for 3 hours everyday for almost 2 years now. It may not work for everybody, but I started this habit in early 2014, and I have continued to do it since have I found that this is the most productive way to work for me.
