Anne Delaney, Author at Renew Economy

Anne Delaney

Contributor

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.

SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn podcast: How households are reshaping the role of electricity networks
As households generate, store and manage their own power, electricity networks are being forced to rethink their role in a rapidly changing energy system.
Anne Delaney

Mar 24, 2026

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: What regional communities really want from renewables
What will it take for regional communities to move from hosting renewable projects to sharing in their long-term value?
Anne Delaney

Mar 17, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Four horses, 400 km, and a fight over a gas pipeline that will cross the state’s most fertile plains
An epic horseback journey from Narrabri to Newcastle aims to spotlight the farms, landscapes and landholders caught up in one of NSW’s most contentious fossil fuel projects.
Anne Delaney

Mar 16, 2026

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SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn podcast: Are solar households shifting electricity costs onto everyone else?
A heated debate over network pricing: should electricity tariffs reward households that cut their reliance on the grid, or should everyone pay more to simply stay connected?
Anne Delaney

Mar 10, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Energy poverty hiding in plain sight: The data blind spots on vulnerable households
One of the barriers to tackling energy poverty is simply that Australia doesn’t measure it properly.
Anne Delaney

Mar 5, 2026

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Electrification

AI + energy: Monster child of Origin and Facebook – or a smart, decentralised grid?
Will AI’s growing role in the grid democratise clean energy, or simply shift power from utilities to tech platforms?
Anne Delaney

Feb 20, 2026

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SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn podcast: How will the data industry control the future of clean energy?
What if the clean energy transition is led not by utilities, but by the data and AI industry? Luis F. Gonzalez says AI doesn’t just use electricity – it reshapes who builds and controls the grid.
Anne Delaney

Feb 19, 2026

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Electrification

Australia’s home battery boom risks locking households into closed ecosystems
Many households only realise after installation they’ve bought a battery system that is locked to a single manufacturer’s software.
Anne Delaney

Feb 13, 2026

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SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn podcast: The home battery lock-in no one warns you about
Simon Hackett says government subsidies should only support home batteries that let consumers choose their software and energy services freely. Currently they don’t.
Anne Delaney

Feb 11, 2026

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Electrification

Balcony solar is powering apartments from Berlin to Barcelona. So why not in Australia?
Small, plug-in PV systems are populating balconies across Europe and the US, but many Australian apartment dwellers are locked out of the new solar boom.
Anne Delaney

Feb 4, 2026

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Multimedia

SwitchedOn podcast: How apartments and renters can plug into solar, if the rules change
Balcony solar has taken off overseas, but Australian rules mean apartment dwellers and renters are locked out of a new way to deliver cheap, clean power.
Anne Delaney

Feb 3, 2026

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Policy & Planning

The fundamental principles of the energy market are failing Australia’s households
Energy retailers should be required to act in their customers’ best interests, rather than forcing consumers to constantly defend themselves against bad electricity plans.
Anne Delaney

Jan 21, 2026

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