The gas war still burns: “We need to think about how to stop misinformation going to households and how to get the right guidelines for people.”
“It makes no sense:” How fossil gas industry is blocking electrification and consumer savings
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SwitchedOn Podcast: Pathway to electrification being blocked by fossil gas
IEEFA’s Amandine Denis-Ryan explains why new gas supplies are not needed in the long term, and why we urgently need a nationwide plan for electrification.
The shocking reasons why rental homes are not getting energy upgrades
A project in Melbourne that provided free energy audits and energy upgrades for private rental homes was stonewalled by real estate agents.
SwitchedOn podcast: How real estate agents stonewalled renewable upgrades for private renters
Alastair Matcott worked on a project that provided free energy audits and free renewable energy upgrades for private renters and investors. But it failed because they were stonewalled by real estate companies and industry bodies.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Health workers call for electrification of all public hospitals
Health care workers and medical groups are calling on the federal government to kick start what will be a marathon campaign to electrify Australia’s 700 odd public hospitals.
Postcodes with higher unemployment have higher rates of rooftop solar
Surprising new research shows rooftop solar might be providing energy certainty for those with job uncertainty.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Why the jobless are also turning to solar PV
New data shows unemployed people are also turning to rooftop solar to have certainty about electricity bills. PV is not just for rich people, says Kaveh Khalilpou from UTS.
Virtual power plants will fail without an industry overhaul that puts consumers first
Australians aren’t signing up to VPPs at the rate the government needs to meet its climate targets. Here’s why – and what needs to change.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Why virtual power plants will fail unless the energy system changes
Government and industry are pushing consumers to join virtual power plants, but our energy system is full of roadblocks and disincentives.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Breaking even on solar, storage and two Teslas in under nine years
Rosemary Grundy is on a mission to demonstrate that going renewable and electric is not only good for the climate, but makes financial sense.
