This week
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SwitchedOn Australia Podcast
What you missed
As the shift to all-electric gathers pace Victoria bans gas industry rebates and incentives for homes.
The science is building against using hydrogen in homes with a new study showing a sharp increase in gas leaks from appliances using full or blended hydrogen.
Households and small-scale generators need incentives and rewards for managing energy demand.
Another $6 million is added to Queensland's Battery Booster rebate budget, which offers up to $4,000 off home energy storage.
Even Alan Pears, RMIT senior industry fellow, and self-proclaimed energy nerd, had to jump through hoops to find out.
UNSW research finds the energy savings from installing solar panels on 5.7 million homes currently without them would surpass the cost in 5 years.
Some of the biggest car companies don’t mind that Aussies are paying too much for petrol-guzzling, high polluting cars because that’s how they make their profits.