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Solar Insiders Podcast: Start me up
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson14 Aug 20250 comments

EnergyLab CEO Megan Fisher on the vital role start-up funding, mentoring and acceleration is playing in the evolution of consumer energy. Plus the news of the week.

Podcasts, Electrification, Energy Efficiency
SwitchedOn podcast: Heat or eat? The alarming rise of energy hardship
Anne Delaney13 Aug 20250 comments

New data reveals one in five Australian households are vulnerable to energy hardship — and the story goes far beyond high bills.

Podcasts, Electric Vehicles, Electrification
SwitchedOn podcast: Why charging your EV at lunchtime will save on costly grid upgrades
Anne Delaney5 Aug 20250 comments

New modelling shows how we can electrify everything without extensive infrastructure upgrades - by shifting when we use power.

Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Poles, wires and fences
Sophie Vorrath30 Jul 20250 comments

Nexa Advisory's Stephanie Bashir on consumer energy, competition and holding networks to account. Plus: News of the week from the ACES conference in Sydney.

Podcasts, Battery/Storage, Communities
SwitchedOn podcast: So you want to install a community battery? Try something simpler first
Anne Delaney29 Jul 20250 comments

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

Podcasts, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Tariffs
SwitchedOn Podcast: We’ve been trying to fix rising electricity prices the wrong way
Anne Delaney22 Jul 20250 comments

Smart home energy upgrades, not power plants, could slash electricity bills by up to 90% and transform Australia's energy future.

Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Looking beyond cheaper home batteries
Sophie Vorrath17 Jul 20250 comments

Con Hristodoulidis from the Clean Energy Council on how the federal home battery rebate is doing, two weeks in, and what comes next in the consumer energy revolution. Plus news of the week.

Communities, Battery/Storage, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: How renewables can reshape the future of farming
Anne Delaney16 Jul 20250 comments

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.

Podcasts, News, Tariffs
SwitchedOn podcast: Electricity plans should be as easy as ordering Uber
Anne Delaney9 Jul 20250 comments

Electricity bills are out of control, but a fairer, simpler market is possible where energy companies compete for us, so we don't have to shop around.

Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Can networks be nimble?
Sophie Vorrath4 Jul 20250 comments

Ausgrid's Rob Amphlett Lewis on the challenges and opportunities facing Australia's largest distribution network. Plus the launch of Australia's home battery rebate and other news of the week.

Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: The community that built its own renewable grid
Sophie Vorrath26 Jun 20250 comments

Kait Williamson from Flow Power on how one Victorian town built its own green power solution from the ground up. Plus the news of the week.

Podcasts, Communities, Electrification, Energy Efficiency
SwitchedOn podcast: Local conversations that drive home electrification and efficiency
Anne Delaney24 Jun 20250 comments

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.

Podcasts, Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency
SwitchedOn Australia podcast: Tesla driving sparkie’s guide to home batteries and rebates
Anne Delaney19 Jun 20250 comments

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.

Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Home battery storage with the lot
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson12 Jun 20250 comments

RedEarth CEO Marc Sheldon on the evolution of home batteries, the company's new "Microgrid in a Box" offering, and why he's not a fan of VPPs. Plus news of the week.

Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: The energy pilot that pays customers to dial down their solar
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson29 May 20250 comments

Engie's Ryan Wavish on how the retailer is flipping the sun tax to make solar curtailment work for everyone. Plus, news of the week.

Podcasts, Communities, Electrification, Tariffs
SwitchedOn: Green claims on trial – parents take on a major greenhouse gas emitter
Anne Delaney28 May 20250 comments

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.

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