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Fans for fans: power demand surges as England viewers cope with heatwave

✇The Guardian - Energy
By: Jillian Ambrose
24 June 2026 at 16:05

Handful of gas plants paid £4m to generate electricity at half- and full-time in World Cup game

A handful of Great Britain’s gas power plants were paid almost £4m to generate electricity for just a few hours on Tuesday evening as millions of sweltering viewers turned to air conditioning, electric fans and icy drinks during England’s second World Cup game.

The heatwave has caused electricity prices across Europe to surge this week amid higher demand for cooling and a string of power plant outages due to the record high temperatures.

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© Photograph: DeFodi Images/Shutterstock

© Photograph: DeFodi Images/Shutterstock

© Photograph: DeFodi Images/Shutterstock

We got a sneak peek of the final space shuttle set to go on public display

✇Ars Technica - Space
By: Robert Pearlman
24 June 2026 at 15:04

There are some sights in this world that no photograph can truly capture.

Think of the rolling ribbons of the aurora in the northern and southern skies, the depth and breadth of the Grand Canyon, or the sense of immersion when diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Astronauts will tell you that not even large-format cameras can truly capture the blackness of outer space or the majesty that is our planet as seen from orbit or beyond.

It's not every day that a new one of those sights debuts. But such will be the case on Friday, November 13, when the California Science Center in Los Angeles finally reveals the launch-pad-like display of the space shuttle Endeavor inside the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

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✇TechCrunch
By: TechCrunch Events
23 June 2026 at 15:00
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