This week

Moving housing away from gas is an important step in the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Careful management is needed to ensure the transition is effective, accepted and fair.

With renewable energy sources producing more than 100% of the state's electricity demand, South Australian householders may be better off buying a battery, charging up during the day, and discharging at night.

Small enough to be a test case for Australian cities wanting to electrify, but big enough to manifest the challenges the rest of the country will face, the ACT leads Australia's electrification journey.

The state with the highest residential use of fossil gas in Australia has called time on new gas connections, and announced a program to help deliver energy efficient, all-electric homes.

If Australia is to fully realise the potential of efficient electrification, we must ensure everyone can participate in the transition.

While fuel efficiency standards overseas are helping bring down emissions by boosting the sale of electric vehicles, Australia still has no mandatory standards and risks becoming the dumping ground for dirty, high emissions cars no-one else wants to sell.

Although support for getting off gas is high among low-income earners, the upfront cost of efficient electric appliances, and household rental status is impeding people making the transition.

A local community working to become one of Australia's first all-electric communities.

Efficient electric heaters and cooktops are a paradigm shift away from traditional electric appliances.

The fossil fuel industry wants us to believe our lives will be better if we go back to dirty, noisy, polluting cars.