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SwitchedOn podcast: 50,000 electric homes with batteries could replace a gas peaker plant

August 12, 2024 by Anne Delaney Leave a Comment

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Mark Purcell has electrified three homes, and is now Deputy Chair of Zero Emissions Noosa in Queensland where he spreads the word to other householders about electrification and decarbonisation.

He’s now on a mission to get 50,000 households to electrify and install batteries – he’s calculated that this number of electric homes will mean one less gas peaker plant is needed during critical hours of peak demand.

Now fully committed to household electrification and decarbonisation, Mark didn’t start his own electrification journey for sustainability reasons.

SwitchedOn Australia · How 50,000 households can displace a gas peaker plant


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Anne Delaney
Anne Delaney

Anne Delaney is the host of the SwitchedOn podcast and our Electrification Editor, She has had a successful career in journalism (the ABC and SBS), as a documentary film maker, and as an artist and sculptor.

Filed Under: Podcasts, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency

About Anne Delaney

Anne Delaney is the host of the SwitchedOn podcast and our Electrification Editor, She has had a successful career in journalism (the ABC and SBS), as a documentary film maker, and as an artist and sculptor.

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