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SwitchedOn podcast: Energy complaints are soaring and consumers need better protectionSwitchedOn podcast: Energy complaints are soaring and consumers need better protection

SwitchedOn podcast: Energy complaints are soaring and consumers need better protection

NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman Janine Young unpacks the surge in energy complaints and explores what stronger consumer protections should…

March 18, 2025
SwitchedOn Podcast: Electrify everything … but mind the greenwashSwitchedOn Podcast: Electrify everything … but mind the greenwash

SwitchedOn Podcast: Electrify everything … but mind the greenwash

New research finds Australia lags in providing transparency on appliance lifespan and maintenance, making it harder for people to electrify…

March 11, 2025
SwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy industry keeps getting consumers wrongSwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy industry keeps getting consumers wrong

SwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy industry keeps getting consumers wrong

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

March 4, 2025
SwitchedOn podcast: Like a game of snakes and ladders – the struggle to switch on a community batterySwitchedOn podcast: Like a game of snakes and ladders – the struggle to switch on a community battery

SwitchedOn podcast: Like a game of snakes and ladders – the struggle to switch on a community battery

In the first of a new series of interviews with local groups installing community batteries, Village Power director Graeme Martin…

February 26, 2025
SwitchedOn Podcast Summer Series: How I electrifiedSwitchedOn Podcast Summer Series: How I electrified

SwitchedOn Podcast Summer Series: How I electrified

The SwitchedOn summer series – How I Electrified – is a 4-part series of interviews with Australian householders who’ve electrified…

February 18, 2025
SwitchedOn podcast: Renewables must fit communities, not the other way aroundSwitchedOn podcast: Renewables must fit communities, not the other way around

SwitchedOn podcast: Renewables must fit communities, not the other way around

Director of RE-Alliance, Andrew Bray, says local energy hubs could bridge the gap between government, industry, and local communities.

February 12, 2025
SwitchedOn Podcast: The missing links in the green energy transitionSwitchedOn Podcast: The missing links in the green energy transition

SwitchedOn Podcast: The missing links in the green energy transition

Climate Council's Greg Bourne says a new focus on community energy projects and electrification will address some of the missing…

February 4, 2025
SwitchedOn Podcast: Will Victoria’s ‘one-stop-shops’ overcome the hurdles facing household electrification?SwitchedOn Podcast: Will Victoria’s ‘one-stop-shops’ overcome the hurdles facing household electrification?

SwitchedOn Podcast: Will Victoria’s ‘one-stop-shops’ overcome the hurdles facing household electrification?

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

December 23, 2024
Solar Insiders Podcast: A roller coaster year in review – and the keys to a smoother 2025Solar Insiders Podcast: A roller coaster year in review – and the keys to a smoother 2025

Solar Insiders Podcast: A roller coaster year in review – and the keys to a smoother 2025

In our final episode for the year, SunWiz's Warwick Johnston on the highs and the lows of 2024 for rooftop…

December 20, 2024
SwitchedOn Podcast: Pathway to electrification being blocked by fossil gasSwitchedOn Podcast: Pathway to electrification being blocked by fossil gas

SwitchedOn Podcast: Pathway to electrification being blocked by fossil gas

IEEFA's Amandine Denis-Ryan explains why new gas supplies are not needed in the long term, and why we urgently need…

December 16, 2024