The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Venice just got its first electric waterbus A new edition to Venice's fleet of vaporetti (public waterbuses) aims to tackle pollution in the canal-lined city by running entirely on electricity. https://www.thelocal.it/20161215/venice-just-got-its-first-electric-waterbus Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:37:50 +0100 venice-just-got-its-first-electric-waterbus Italy consumers to pay less for electricity in 2016 As we head towards 2016, Italy’s national energy authority has given the population some good news - gas and electricity bills are set to fall. https://www.thelocal.it/20151229/italy-consumers-to-pay-less-for-electricity-in-2016 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:30:03 +0100 italy-consumers-to-pay-less-for-electricity-in-2016 Malta ends power cuts with link to Italy Malta prepared on Thursday to say goodbye to power cuts thanks to an underwater cable linking it to mainland Europe, which will serve as back up if the country's power stations overload. https://www.thelocal.it/20150410/malta-ends-power-cuts-with-link-to-italy Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:19:04 +0200 malta-ends-power-cuts-with-link-to-italy