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Electrification, Energy Efficiency, News, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy industry keeps getting consumers wrong
Anne Delaney4 Mar 20250 comments

The energy industry has assumed consumers manage their energy use like ‘mini-economists’ or ‘mini-engineers.’ Digital sociologist Professor Yolande Strengers says this is wrong.

Electrification
Solar soaking electric heat pump hot water can slash hundreds from home power bills
Amalyah Hart25 Feb 20250 comments

UNSW study finds switching to electric heat pump hot water and using it as a solar soak can save Australian households hundreds of dollars a year.

Electrification, Solar
Smart meters alone can’t manage the growth of rooftop solar, batteries and EVs
Neil Davies24 Feb 20250 comments

Integrating smart meters with low voltage network monitoring addresses the challenges that come with the growth of consumer energy resources.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Solar
Communities kick the gas habit with major round of electrification funding
Amalyah Hart21 Feb 20250 comments

From a battery-powered childcare centre to an all-electric community pool, $50 million in federal government grants is helping to electrify local government assets and slash power bills.

Electrification
“Large, immediate shift” looms, with one in three households open to quitting gas
Poppy Johnston6 Feb 20250 comments

Survey finds one in three home owners are considering switching off their gas connections in the next decade; one in 10 in the next two years.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency
“Don’t listen to politicians, talk to neighbours:” Slashing home energy bills takes a village
Anne Delaney5 Feb 20250 comments

Climate Councillor Greg Bourne says solar electrification is unstoppable because it's simply the most cost-effective option. Just ask your neighbour!

Electrification, News, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn Podcast: The missing links in the green energy transition
Anne Delaney4 Feb 20250 comments

Climate Council's Greg Bourne says a new focus on community energy projects and electrification will address some of the missing links in the green energy transition.

Electrification, Podcasts
SwitchedOn Podcast: Will Victoria’s ‘one-stop-shops’ overcome the hurdles facing household electrification?
Anne Delaney23 Dec 20240 comments

An update on how Victoria's State Electricity Commission is rolling out their one-stop-shops for home electrification.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Solar
With just $500 of rooftop solar modules, you could charge your EVs for 20 years
Tristan Edis19 Dec 20240 comments

Four good quality solar panels - costing around $500 - would produce enough power for an EV for 20 years. Low cost solar is an incredible opportunity we should not ignore.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy
“It makes no sense:” How fossil gas industry is blocking electrification and consumer savings
Anne Delaney17 Dec 20240 comments

The gas war still burns: “We need to think about how to stop misinformation going to households and how to get the right guidelines for people.”

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn Podcast: Pathway to electrification being blocked by fossil gas
Anne Delaney16 Dec 20240 comments

IEEFA's Amandine Denis-Ryan explains why new gas supplies are not needed in the long term, and why we urgently need a nationwide plan for electrification.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy
The shocking reasons why rental homes are not getting energy upgrades
Anne Delaney10 Dec 20240 comments

A project in Melbourne that provided free energy audits and energy upgrades for private rental homes was stonewalled by real estate agents.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn podcast: How real estate agents stonewalled renewable upgrades for private renters
Anne Delaney10 Dec 20240 comments

Alastair Matcott worked on a project that provided free energy audits and free renewable energy upgrades for private renters and investors. But it failed because they were stonewalled by real estate companies and industry bodies.

community housing rooftop solar SA
Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Social housing solar and energy efficiency upgrades get a $500 million boost
Joshua S Hill4 Dec 20240 comments

A $500 million investment will to provide more than 100,000 social housing properties with solar and other energy efficiency upgrades.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, News
Retailer cops ban over “irregularities” in heat pump hot water sales
Joshua S Hill3 Dec 20240 comments

Solar Victoria has expelled an unnamed retailer from its Solar Homes program over invoicing irregularities from sales of heat pump hot water systems.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency
Knowledge is power in shift to renewables, but consumers feeling short on both
Stephanie Gardiner3 Dec 20240 comments

Australians broadly support the shift to renewable energy but they don't know where to start when it comes to updating their homes or buying new appliances.

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