Communities

When trusted footy players back climate solutions, local clubs become powerful hubs for the energy transition.

A solar and battery-backed embedded network that is owned and run by its customers shows how retailers can support – not undermine – trust in the transition.

Ten regional towns have been told their gas supply will be shut off because it is too expensive. But instead of going electric, many are getting LPG. Environment Victoria's Kat Lucas-Healey explains what's going wrong.

RE-Alliance’s national director, Andrew Bray, discusses how the energy transition can deliver important consumer benefits, particularly in housing.

With a legal victory under its belt, Parents for Climate turns its sights to claims made by other energy retailers, and the government sanctioned scheme that endorses them.

Five community groups will join a new incubator next year to help them get dreams of local solar and battery projects off the ground. 

Without reform, embedded networks risk trapping households in systems that serve profits rather than people, and lock consumers out of the energy transition.

Fourth-generation farmer Charlie Prell explains how after years of drought and falling commodity prices, wind turbines helped secure his farm’s future. But he says some developers have left scars that still fuel distrust.

Rewiring Australia's John Buchelin outlines what’s working, and what’s not, in the country's most ambitious community electrification pilot, and why this matters for households, tradies, and the future of the grid.

Households, electrification, and consumer power collide in Griffith's roadmap for cutting emissions, saving money, and reshaping Australia’s energy future.

Juliette Millbank and Mathew Charles-Jones from Totally Renewable Yackandandah reflect on why batteries are not the best starting point for many communities.

Natalie Collard, the CEO of Farmers for Climate Action, discusses how renewables can boost farm incomes, strengthen local economies, and creating a more equitable energy future.

From mayoral letters to kitchen table chats, councils are proving that when it comes to electrifying homes, a conversation beats marketing.

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.

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.

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.