Anne Delaney

Anne Delaney

SwitchedOn Podcast: Why virtual power plants will fail unless the energy system changesSwitchedOn Podcast: Why virtual power plants will fail unless the energy system changes

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 yearsSwitchedOn Podcast: Breaking even on solar, storage and two Teslas in under nine years

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
Adapt or disappear: Energy retailers must cater to consumers if they want to surviveAdapt or disappear: Energy retailers must cater to consumers if they want to survive

Adapt or disappear: Energy retailers must cater to consumers if they want to survive

A leading UK tech company provides a platform that gives consumers incentives to help balance their use of green electricity…

October 30, 2024
Real community batteries are uninsurable in energy game of “snakes and ladders”Real community batteries are uninsurable in energy game of “snakes and ladders”

Real community batteries are uninsurable in energy game of “snakes and ladders”

Village Power are the latest community energy group to be knocked back for asset insurance for their community battery.

October 28, 2024
SwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy transition needs consumers to love electricitySwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy transition needs consumers to love electricity

SwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy transition needs consumers to love electricity

Devrim Celal from green energy retailer Octopus explains why the energy transition will not succeed unless the proper incentives are…

October 28, 2024
The world-first, community-driven electrification blueprint for Australia’s energy futureThe world-first, community-driven electrification blueprint for Australia’s energy future

The world-first, community-driven electrification blueprint for Australia’s energy future

A two-year campaign led by the local community of the 2515 postcode has resulted in world-first pilot project.

October 23, 2024
SwitchedOn Podcast: World-first community pilot to help spark the electrification of everythingSwitchedOn Podcast: World-first community pilot to help spark the electrification of everything

SwitchedOn Podcast: World-first community pilot to help spark the electrification of everything

A groundbreaking community pilot hopes to identify the opportunities and challenges as household electrification is scaled up across the whole…

October 21, 2024
Consumers need simpler energy bills, not more complicated tariffsConsumers need simpler energy bills, not more complicated tariffs

Consumers need simpler energy bills, not more complicated tariffs

ECA opposes making time-of-use tariffs mandatory and wants a minimum three-year transition period for households to move to cost-reflective pricing.

October 10, 2024
SwitchedOn Podcast: How time-of-use tariffs could become a recipe for bill shockSwitchedOn Podcast: How time-of-use tariffs could become a recipe for bill shock

SwitchedOn Podcast: How time-of-use tariffs could become a recipe for bill shock

Energy Consumers Australia CEO Brendan French on why cost-reflective electricity tariffs should not be mandatory – and should not make…

October 8, 2024
“They will be cost effective:” Ausgrid defends network roll-out of community batteries“They will be cost effective:” Ausgrid defends network roll-out of community batteries

“They will be cost effective:” Ausgrid defends network roll-out of community batteries

Ausgrid says costs for community batteries are coming down with each new deployment – and they will be cost-effective without…

October 4, 2024