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After experiencing more than a $9000 increase in her own power bill between February 13 and February 19, Mount Belvieu, Texas-resident Lisa Khoury has since moved to take legal action against provider Griddy Electric LLC, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Houston. The proposed class-action lawsuit seeks more than $1 billion in compensatory and punitive damages for customers impacted by what Derek Potts, an attorney representing Khoury, believes is "predatory pricing" amid the recent bouts of extreme winter weather in Texas. "At this point we don’t know how many people might be affected, but there are likely thousands of customers who’ve received these outrageous bills," Potts told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "A class action will be the most efficient and effective way for Griddy’s customers to come together and fight this predatory pricing." The court filing accuses Griddy - which offers wholesale electricity at variable rates for $9.99/mo. - of violating Texas' … [Read more...] about Texas Woman Alleges Price Gouging in $1 Billion Class Action Suit Against Power Retailer

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's integrated circuit sales are estimated to reach 884.8 billion yuan (about 136.54 billion U.S. dollars) in 2020, up 20 percent year on year, said Tian Yulong, chief engineer with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday. There are about 265,000 chip-related enterprises in China, according to the database query platform Tianyancha.com. While improving policies favorable to the sector, China will further boost international cooperation to achieve the healthy development of the integrated circuit sector, he said. In July 2020, China rolled out a set of policies to support the high-quality development of the integrated circuit sector, covering tax incentives, financial support, research, market application and international cooperation. Enditem … [Read more...] about China’s integrated circuit sales rise

Maharashtra energy minister Nitin Raut on Wednesday said a possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out in the massive power outage in Mumbai and neighbouring areas two days back. IMAGE: A traffic police gives directions manually after a grid failure resulted in massive power outages across Mumbai, Monday, October 12, 2020. Photograph: Kunal Patil/PTI Photo Talking to reporters, Raut said the power breakdown in the metropolis and neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai on Monday was "not a small issue". "Our team was working on the 400 KV Kalva-Padga line and the load was shifted from circuit 1 to 2. But, there was a technical problem and the Kharghar unit stopped. There was islanding in Mumbai which shouldn't have happened," he said. "This is the reason that possibility of sabotage is suspected," Raut said. A technical team from the Centre is in Mumbai to discuss the power failure issue, he said, adding that "our inquiry committee will also be set up." The … [Read more...] about Sabotage suspected in Mumbai power outage: Maha Min

SINGAPORE: Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam has ordered that a correction direction be issued to the Temasek Review on a Facebook post claiming that a GrabFood delivery rider was fined by police officers. The post on Temasek Review’s Facebook page on Wednesday (Apr 15) said that the delivery rider was fined S$300 by police officers for wearing a cloth as a mask or for illegal parking. This is a false statement, said the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act office in a press release on Friday. The Temasek Review will be required to publish a correction notice on the post. In a Facebook post on Friday, the Singapore Police Force explained that the GrabFood rider had approached the police officer for assistance, thinking that items had been stolen from his motorcycle. The officer was taking a statement from him, police said. They added that allegations about the fine are "highly irresponsible and hurt public confidence and trust in the police". "It … [Read more...] about Temasek Review issued POFMA correction direction on post claiming GrabFood rider was fined during circuit breaker period

Amidst the tense border tension between India and China, a Chinese government-linked group of hackers targeted India's critical power grid system through malware, a United States company has said in its latest study, raising suspicion whether last year's massive power outage in Mumbai was a result of the online intrusion. IMAGE: Security personnel helps a passenger deboarding a local train due to a power outage in Mumbai October 12, 2020. Photograph: ANI Photo Recorded Future, a Massachusetts-based company which studies the use of the internet by state actors, in its recent report details the campaign conducted by a China-linked threat activity group RedEcho targeting the Indian power sector. The activity was identified through a combination of large-scale automated network traffic analytics and expert analysis. Data sources include the Recorded Future Platform, SecurityTrails, Spur, Farsight and common open-source tools and techniques, the report said. On October 12, a … [Read more...] about Mumbai power outage may have been handiwork of China: Report