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Electrification, Energy Efficiency
Affordable housing about “taking away gas bills, giving people control of their electricity”
Sebastian Tan18 May 20250 comments

Balancing the higher upfront cost of energy efficient homes with their long-term savings on power bills is a challenge in the rush to build affordable housing.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Policy
Energy upgrade scheme extended to provide “rock solid” signal to electrify homes
Sophie Vorrath15 May 20250 comments

Legislation to extend Victoria's market-based energy efficiency subsidy scheme by a further 15 years has passed through state parliament.

Electrification
More households want to go full electric – but too many still don’t know how
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson14 May 20250 comments

Study finds more than one in three households are considering quitting gas to save money and the environment, while the number of people resisting the switch has fallen.

Electrification, Tariffs
Big three energy giant offers new retail choice in regional Queensland
Joshua S Hill9 May 20250 comments

Retailer extends to parts of regional Queensland, offering consumers something that "hasn't been an option for a long period of time:" choice.

Electrification
From shared gas to shared savings: How this inner Melbourne apartment block electrified
Lloyd Heathfield6 May 20250 comments

How a block of 18 apartments cut its energy bills by more than $17,000 a year and is on-track to deliver a complete return on investment in under two years.

Electrification, Podcasts, Tariffs
SwitchedOn podcast: Finding the right electricity plan is hard. This startup is making it easy
Anne Delaney6 May 20250 comments

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.

Electrification, Podcasts, Policy, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: Batteries, not band-aids, key to cost-of-living energy cure
Anne Delaney30 Apr 20250 comments

Community independent Nicolette Boele explains how better climate and energy policy could help tackle Australia’s cost-of-living and housing crises.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Can you go off-grid in the city? This inner Sydney home comes close
Poppy Johnston30 Apr 20250 comments

The pursuit of water and energy self-sufficiency on a small block in a densely-populated area has posed a host of challenges for one green home enthusiast.

Electrification, Policy
State government pilot extends electrification one-stop-shops to more suburbs
Joshua S Hill29 Apr 20250 comments

State trial of one-stop-shops for households wanting to go all electric gets expanded to two new local government areas in Victoria.

Electrification, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn podcast: The electorate that could power Australia’s energy transition
Anne Delaney22 Apr 20250 comments

The federal electorate of Calare sits at the heart of Australia’s energy transition. Independent candidate Kate Hook explains what's at stake and why this major agricultural region has more to gain than most.

Electrification, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: How solar gardens can deliver PV benefits to renters
Anne Delaney16 Apr 20250 comments

Nigel Hancock from community energy group Pingala explains how solar gardens work and whether the model can be scaled to empower more communities.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: Farming the sun, grazing the land
Anne Delaney9 Apr 20250 comments

Solar farms aren’t just about generating electricity and cutting emissions – they can also be a game-changer for farmers rural economies.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Tariffs
Why electricity tariffs matter for the green energy transition
Anne Delaney7 Apr 20250 comments

Electricity prices shape how—and whether—households and businesses will invest in the technologies essential for decarbonisation.

Electrification
Cooking with gas will burn up electrification bill savings, dampen grid benefits
Sophie Vorrath3 Apr 20250 comments

Report warns excluding cooktops from residential gas phase-out could take a big bite out of billion-dollar consumer savings and benefits for the grid.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, News, Podcasts, Tariffs
SwitchedOn podcast: Why we have electricity tariffs all wrong
Anne Delaney2 Apr 20250 comments

US energy economist says we have got our electricity tariffs all wrong, by focusing almost exclusively on what utilities need, and not consumers.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: The first question to ask if you want to install a community battery
Anne Delaney27 Mar 20250 comments

Most so-called ‘community batteries’ are actually installed by electricity networks, but this local group managed to navigate the significant financial, regulatory and system hurdles.

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