Anne Delaney, Author at RenewEconomy

Anne Delaney

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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.

Podcasts

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 this is wrong.
Anne Delaney

Mar 4, 2025

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SwitchedOn Podcast: 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 explains what to do, and what not to do, if you want to install a community battery.
Anne Delaney

Feb 27, 2025

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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 their homes and transport.
Anne Delaney

Feb 20, 2025

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Alan Pears on fixing Australia’s energy system
Alan Pears argues there are some basic flaws in our energy system that urgently need fixing, and it’s time energy networks and retailers shoulder more risk, not consumers.
Anne Delaney

Feb 17, 2025

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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.
Anne Delaney

Feb 12, 2025

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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 links in the green energy transition.
Anne Delaney

Feb 4, 2025

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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 a nationwide plan for electrification.
Anne Delaney

Dec 16, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: How real estate agents stonewalled renewable upgrades for private renters
Alastair Matcott worked on a project that provided free energy audits and free renewable energy upgrades for private renters and investors. But it failed because they were stonewalled by real estate companies and industry bodies.
Anne Delaney

Dec 10, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Health workers call for electrification of all public hospitals
Health care workers and medical groups are calling on the federal government to kick start what will be a marathon campaign to electrify Australia’s 700 odd public hospitals.
Anne Delaney

Nov 28, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Why the jobless are also turning to solar PV
New data shows unemployed people are also turning to rooftop solar to have certainty about electricity bills. PV is not just for rich people, says Kaveh Khalilpou from UTS.
Anne Delaney

Nov 20, 2024

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