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Solar Insiders Podcast: Energy smarts for home batteries and EVs
Sophie Vorrath21 Jan 20260 comments

Kaluza CEO Melissa Gander on the change in technologies, and energy thinking, that will deliver more value to consumers. Plus: News of the week, including solar recycling plan and home battery uptake.

Electrification, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: Why energy companies should be forced to act in their customers’ best interests
Anne Delaney20 Jan 20260 comments

Former regulator, Ron Ben-David argues that loyalty penalties, consumer confusion and endless rule-making all stem from a flawed market design that puts responsibility on households instead of energy retailers.

Communities, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: Future-proofing footy – the climate solutions strengthening local clubs
Anne Delaney30 Dec 20250 comments

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

Communities, Podcasts
SwitchedOn Podcast: The embedded network solution that takes a village – and powers it
Anne Delaney22 Dec 20250 comments

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.

Electrification, Podcasts, Tariffs
SwitchedOn podcast: Solar Sharer scheme meets grim reality of leaky homes
Anne Delaney18 Dec 20250 comments

A DIY heating experiment exposes how leaky homes could blunt the impact of Solar Sharer's free electricity for the households it aims to help.

Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Big trouble in the small-scale battery rebate
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson11 Dec 20250 comments

Smart Energy Council's David McElrea on why federal Labor must make some urgent changes to its super successful Cheaper Home Batteries scheme – and what those changes might be. Plus news of the week.

Communities, News, Podcasts
SwitchedOn Podcast: Gas company shutdown pushes regional towns onto LPG
Anne Delaney9 Dec 20250 comments

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.

Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Riding the home battery wave
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson4 Dec 20250 comments

GoodWe's Dean Williamson gives an insider's view of the home battery boom, talks new products, and sends brand growth through to the keeper. Plus news of the week.

Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: Are households becoming shock absorbers for the energy transition?
Anne Delaney3 Dec 20250 comments

Justice and Equity Centre's Craig Memery warns renters, shift workers and anyone who can’t move their energy use to the middle of the day could end up subsidising those who can.

Communities, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: Renewable construction boom can help fix regional housing crisis
Anne Delaney27 Nov 20250 comments

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

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Solar Insiders Podcast: Silicon, silver and sliding doors
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson20 Nov 20250 comments

Neeraj Das from ElecSome on the huge economic and resource opportunity solar recycling presents for Australia – and how close we are to stuffing it up. Plus news of the week.

Communities, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn podcast: Energy retailers are greenwashing – and the government program that lets them
Anne Delaney19 Nov 20250 comments

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.

Electrification, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: The power of good rules, building trust in the energy transition
Anne Delaney14 Nov 20250 comments

The Senate hearings on information integrity on climate and energy reveal how deeply divided the debate has become about renewables. The ANU's Professor Sara Bice explains the key role of strong regulation.

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Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Would you like electrification with that?
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson6 Nov 20250 comments

Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel on how Australia must take a smorgasbord approach to home energy to make the most of Labor's free solar plan. Plus, news of the week.

Electrification, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: The scandal of weekly power cuts in First Nations communities
Anne Delaney5 Nov 20250 comments

Lauren Mellor from Original Power and Dr Tom Longden from Western Sydney University discuss their new report that exposes the staggering human and systemic toll of prepaid electricity systems.

Electrification, Podcasts, Policy
SwitchedOn podcast: The energy disinformation machine – how doubt fuels delay
Anne Delaney28 Oct 20250 comments

How organised misinformation campaigns are distorting Australia’s clean energy debate, and why confronting them is crucial to keeping the transition on track.

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