https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Barcelona prosecutors have filed suit against energy giant Endesa for the deaths of hundreds of birds electrocuted by its high-wire power lines, court documents show. https://www.thelocal.es/20210408/energy-giant-sued-as-spain-power-lines-kill-hundreds-of-birds Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:42:58 +0200 energy-giant-sued-as-spain-power-lines-kill-hundreds-of-birds When Christina Hulmes moved into a new studio flat in Barcelona last November, she dutifully attempted to put the new electricity contract in her name. https://www.thelocal.es/20190226/one-womans-frustrating-battle-for-electricity-in-barcelona Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:16:28 +0100 one-womans-frustrating-battle-for-electricity-in-barcelona Electricity bills in Spain will drop 6.7 percent from April 1st, but that doesn't take away the fact they've skyrocketed by 60 percent over the past five years. https://www.thelocal.es/20130321/shock-news-electricity-prices-to-drop Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:56:00 +0100 shock-news-electricity-prices-to-drop A court in Chile has halted the construction of a huge power plant being built by Spanish company Endesa, after fishermen charged it would harm the environment and ruin their livelihood. https://www.thelocal.es/20130306/fishermen-sink-spanish-giants-power-plant-plans Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:36:00 +0100 fishermen-sink-spanish-giants-power-plant-plans