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Why we need to expand our imaginations so we can have energy equity for everyone
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Why a $300 one-off energy bill rebate misses an opportunity for permanent bill relief
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Why government should fund household batteries and not community batteries
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Join Anne Delaney as she tracks the electrification of everything with people at the forefront of the electrification transition.
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E-bikes & their essential role in net zero transport, but not with poor quality bikes
Transport
Peter Bourke
How better infrastructure and quality e-bikes can help decarbonise transport
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Free electricity for every household’s essential energy needs could deliver energy equity
Industry
Bjorn Sturmberg
Why we need to expand our imaginations so we can have energy equity for everyone
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A missed opportunity to deliver permanent energy bill relief and plug the looming gas supply gap
Governments
Joshua Runciman
Why a $300 one-off energy bill rebate misses an opportunity for permanent bill relief
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Community batteries are failing to deliver value for energy consumers, or reduce bills
Communities
Tristan Edis
Why government should fund household batteries and not community batteries
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We’ve barely scratched the surface of how much energy efficiency can help the energy transition
Energy Efficiency
Amory Lovins & Daan Walter
How to make energy efficiency great again
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Australians need new energy standards to make informed decisions about our home appliances
Appliances
Jay Gordon
How Australians can avoid $3.4 billion in unnecessary energy costs every year
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NZ is one of the first countries to reach an electrification tipping point
Houses
Mike Casey
How New Zealand reached an electrification tipping point
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Labor’s strategy to reduce energy bills and emissions – too much planning, not enough doing?
Governments
Jennifer McAllister
Will the National Energy Performance Strategy reduce household energy bills and emissions?
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Community focused energy projects more likely to win hearts and minds for the energy transition
Communities
Jarra Hicks
How community energy is helping the transition to renewables for everyone
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Australia at risk of being being flooded by cheap, inefficient ‘faux’ hot water heat pumps
Appliances
Chris Taylor
Why Australia is at risk of being flooded by cheap, inefficient, 'faux' hot water heat pumps.
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Low-cost Government loans for all Australian residences could help everyone electrify
Governments
Francis Vierboom
How every Australian could afford to electrify their home and car.
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How First Nations communities are solving long standing energy security problems with renewables
Communities
Lauren Mellor, Madison Sturgess, Chantelle Johns
How First Nations communities are solving long standing energy security problems with renewables.
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Developers are locking customers into inflated energy prices they can’t escape from for years
Buildings
Cathy Sherry
Why laws governing embedded networks urgently need reform
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Why a home battery is a good idea to buy this year if you have rooftop solar
Appliances
Norman Koslowski
Why a battery is a good idea to buy this year if you have rooftop solar
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'I was sick of spending all that money, and sick of being cold' - how Sarah electrified
How I Electrified
Sarah Aubrey
How to turn a federation house from 2.9 to 10 star energy efficient
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Rooftop solar, batteries, EVs and heat pumps could save Australians $19 billion in energy costs
Houses
Gabrielle Kuiper
How rooftop solar, batteries, EVs and heat pumps could save Australians $19 billion in energy costs
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Fight climate change - become an electrician!
Industry
Michael Wright
Why becoming an electrical apprentice could be the best way to become a climate activist.
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From 100% dirty diesel to 70% solar powered, Lord Howe Island is going electric without wind
Communities
Stuart Watson
How a world heritage island has become an inspirational microcosm for electrification.
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A 'renovation wave' could be the least costly pathway for our energy transition
Houses
Gill Armstrong
How a 'renovation wave' could be the least costly pathway for Australia's energy transition.
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How a health check for your home can help you upgrade it to 10-star energy efficiency
Houses
Lucinda Flynn
How a health check for your home can dramatically upgrade its energy efficiency
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Electrifying our cars and energy storage must include plans for end of life batteries
Appliances
Gavin Collis
Will Australia be ready for lithium-ion battery recycling when more of us drive EVs and install battery home storage?
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It takes more than a village to build a nation’s energy efficiency and electrification program
Houses
Josephine Maguire
Why talking to householders is key to scaling up energy efficiency and electrification upgrades.
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A 'one-stop-shop' making finance and installations possible for more households.
Houses
Katherine McConnell
How one company has financed and installed over 100,000 household solar installations, and now provides a one-stop-shop for electrification.
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What Australian householders can learn from the US Inflation Reduction Act
Governments
Sage Briscoe
How the Inflation Reduction Act will transform American homes
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Lending regulations need to be modified to finance household electrification at scale
Industry
Gordon Noble
Why we can't rely on government grants to electrify our homes - we need accessible finance from lenders.
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Why choosing an induction stove is a gateway decision for getting rid of gas from our homes
Appliances
Luke Burgess
Why choosing an induction stove is a gateway decision for getting rid of gas from our homes and businesses.
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Australia could save $8 billion every year by changing more light globes
Appliances
Harry Verhaar
How Australia could save $8 billion a year by getting rid of remaining incandescent and fluorescent lighting.
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How energy efficiency will save money and decarbonise the grid faster
Houses
Rob Murray-Leach
How energy efficiency will save money and decarbonise the grid faster.
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The future of energy is local, in our smart all-electric homes
Houses
Raghu Belur
How the tech we use in the home could revolutionise the way we use energy
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Distrust of the energy industry could slow the rollout of all-electric households
Appliances
Hedda Ransan-Cooper
Why distrust of the energy industry could slow the rollout of all-electric homes.
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We can't build cities around a car even if they're electric
Transport
Peter Newman
How electrifying our transport can help us build healthier, better cities.
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How a Republican Mayor in the US is using local government power to electrify his city
Governments
R. Rex Parris
How a Republican Mayor in the US uses local government powers to electrify his city
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Stop laying gas traps for the uninformed
Houses
Tim Forcey
Why people trust the My Efficient Electric Home facebook group
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Put a date on gas and stop digging a bigger hole for us all to get out of
Getting Off Gas
Alison Reeve
Put a date on gas and stop digging a bigger hole for us all to get out of
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How the WA town of Esperance transitioned off gas in just 12 months
Getting Off Gas
Stephanie Unwin
Esperance in WA had just one year to go electric after the local gas distribution company pulled out.
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A renewable energy and energy efficiency company offering a 'one stop shop' for electrification
Industry
Merrily Hunter
A renewable energy and energy efficiency company offering a 'one stop shop' for electrification
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Not knowing all the answers is not a reason not to start - the ACT's plan for an all-electric future
Governments
Shane Rattenbury
How the ACT is leading the nation on emissions reductions and electrification.
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Communities taking back the power
Communities
Kristen McDonald & Francis Vierboom
Electrification provides opportunities for local communities like Electrify 2515 to lead the transition.
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Difficult, confusing, annoying and expensive - an energy expert's experience of going all-electric
How I Electrified
Jon Jutsen
The challenges facing householders going all-electric, and what's needed to scale up.
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“We can electrify the smart way, or the slow and expensive way.”
Getting Off Gas
Craig Memery
Why Australia needs a plan to ensure everyone benefits from electrification
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Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented
Appliances
Dr Jan Rosenow
Why overall energy demand will reduce by 40% if we electrify everything.