A new study will see how households and businesses without solar can buy it from households that produce excess.
SwitchedOn podcast: Trading solar with neighbours and friends
Local power: How councils turn conversations into energy upgrades
From mayoral letters to kitchen table chats, councils are proving that when it comes to electrifying homes, a conversation beats marketing.
SwitchedOn podcast: Local conversations that drive home electrification and efficiency
Merri-bek City Council in Melbourne has become a leader in grassroots energy transition, taking a hands-on, human-centred approach to helping residents electrify their homes and cut emissions.
Home batteries and rebates: What you need to know
How to choose the right battery, why VPP (Virtual Power Plant) compatibility matters, what the rebate covers, and how to avoid common mistakes.
SwitchedOn Australia podcast: Tesla driving sparkie’s guide to home batteries and rebates
Tesla-driving sparkie from Get Off Gas, Brendan Lang, breaks down the key things to consider before buying a battery, from system sizing and blackout protection to VPPs and rebates.
SwitchedOn podcast: Energy efficiency – why is doing more with less so difficult?
Despite the majority of Australians thinking energy efficiency matters, complexity, confusion and cost concerns continue to stall the clean energy revolution in the home.
SwitchedOn: Green claims on trial – parents take on a major greenhouse gas emitter
The not-for-profit that took on EnergyAustralia and forced it to admit that its carbon offset product failed to eliminate the harms of burning fossil fuels.
SwitchedOn podcast: How one regional community got ahead of renewables disinformation
Rather than sit back and let the transition unfold, this regional council took the lead, helping ensure the community would engage with the shift to renewables.
SwitchedOn podcast: Energy as a civil right, not just a commodity
Shalanda Baker, a former Director of Energy Justice and Equity under the Biden administration, on how to avoid repeating the inequities of the fossil fuel era in the rapid shift to green energy.
SwitchedOn podcast: Finding the right electricity plan is hard. This startup is making it easy
Frustrated by his own experience trying switch electricity retailers, Matt Peterson has gone into business trying to save people time and, potentially, quite a lot of money.
