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]]></title><description><![CDATA[Level of disconnections shows strain on electricity system ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/221d5b5d-ae51-4a6c-8516-b3b906d3ff89</link><guid isPermaLink="false">221d5b5d-ae51-4a6c-8516-b3b906d3ff89</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:00:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peers group backs UK power market shake-up ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters say ‘zonal pricing’ reforms needed to deal with national grid constraints]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c8c87e02-5939-4e30-a030-1c8325d8a953</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c8c87e02-5939-4e30-a030-1c8325d8a953</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:04:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration to roll back banking rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[A move to lower capital requirements would be a boon to the Treasury market, analysts say]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9389be2b-dec5-4f62-a3a9-5076ab676e47</link><guid 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Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f86782fa-9f2e-448a-b710-29e787dc9831</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f86782fa-9f2e-448a-b710-29e787dc9831</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 04:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power prices surge in Portugal as it suspends Spain link after blackout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lisbon paused imports from its neighbour ‘as a precaution’ after catastrophic blackout on April 28 ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3875c630-215b-490b-a0a8-c6bcf3cfedc6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3875c630-215b-490b-a0a8-c6bcf3cfedc6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 04:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[California sues Trump administration over blocked funds for EV charging ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawsuit with other 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