Anne Delaney

Anne Delaney is the host of the SwitchedOn podcast and our Electrification Editor, She has had a successful career in journalism (the ABC and SBS), as a documentary film maker, and as an artist and sculptor.

“It makes no sense:” How fossil gas industry is blocking electrification and consumer savings

The gas war still burns: “We need to think about how to stop misinformation going to households and how to…

December 17, 2024

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…

December 16, 2024

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…

December 10, 2024

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…

December 10, 2024

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…

November 28, 2024

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.

November 21, 2024

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…

November 20, 2024

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 –…

November 13, 2024

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…

November 11, 2024

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,…

November 4, 2024