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In brief | 30 September '26

Germany is rewriting the rules to attract data centre investment from AI companies. But local communities are becoming increasingly sceptical about their water and electricity bills.

AP: EU nations seek energy alternatives after spending over $113 billion extra since Iran war began

Consumers in some European countries pay nearly 50 percent more at the pump following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil passed in peacetime.

Reuters: Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg push for 2040 EU renewable energy target

EU has a target ⁠ to increase the share of renewable sources in its overall energy consumption by 2030 to 42.5 percent, but currently no 2040 goal.

Euronews: No energy shortages, but a painful winter looms…

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