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.

Electrification

Solar Sharer is here, offering free power to all. Will it level the playing field, or benefit batteries most?
Solar Sharer may have been sold as an consumer equity policy, but it could have more success as a grid levelling policy.
Anne Delaney

Jul 1, 2026

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SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn podcast: Why battery owners – not renters – could be the big winners from Solar Sharer
Solar Sharer could be one of Australia’s smartest energy policies – or just another confusing electricity plan that favours one type of consumer.
Anne Delaney

Jul 1, 2026

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Electrification

SwitchedOn podcast: Once an afterthought, apartments are now leaders in solar and battery innovation
Allume co-founder and CEO Cameron Knox explains the barriers that have kept apartment residents locked out of clean energy, and the innovations now helping to overcome them.
Anne Delaney

Jun 23, 2026

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Electrification

Electrifying Australia: Nine key problems facing homes and businesses, and where to from here
What are the biggest hurdles to electrifying Australia? We ask the people who are building, regulating, studying and living the transition.
Anne Delaney

Jun 22, 2026

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Videos

The hidden energy guzzler in Australian backyards | SwitchedOn Australia
Australia’s backyard pools could help support a cleaner and more flexible electricity grid and save households hundreds of dollars a year.
Anne Delaney

Jun 22, 2026

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Multimedia

SwitchedOn podcast: The hidden energy guzzler in Australian backyards – and how it could help the grid
Australia’s backyard pools could help support a cleaner and more flexible electricity grid and save households hundreds of dollars a year.
Anne Delaney

Jun 17, 2026

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Electrification

SwitchedOn podcast: How I electrified – and why energy efficiency came first
What began as a plan to fix a cold, draughty terrace evolved into a 25-year electrification journey that mirrors Australia’s energy transition.
Anne Delaney

Jun 12, 2026

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Electric Vehicles

SwitchedOn podcast: Inside the world’s largest battery electric ferry
Incat founder Robert Clifford explains how a family-owned Tasmanian company built a ship many thought impossible and why battery-electric ferries will reshape shipping.
Anne Delaney

May 27, 2026

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Electric Vehicles

From fast ferries to electric ships: How a Tasmanian company is helping reshape global shipping
The remarkable story of how an Australian company that once built some of the world’s fastest ferries is now building some of its cleanest.
Anne Delaney

May 27, 2026

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Electrification

SwitchedOn podcast: Consumer energy devices aren’t talking to each other – and it’s a problem
Australia is betting on millions of household energy devices to help run the grid, but what happens if they can’t properly talk to each other?
Anne Delaney

May 21, 2026

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Multimedia

SwitchedOn podcast: Opening the front door to sustainable homes
Homes across Australia will open their doors next Sunday to show what electrification, retrofitting and climate-resilient living actually look like in practice.
Anne Delaney

May 11, 2026

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SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn podcast: How I electrified – the unexpected payoffs from ditching gas at home
A Melbourne family’s shift off gas reveals that electrification isn’t just about cutting emissions — it’s about gaining control over how your home uses energy.
Anne Delaney

May 4, 2026

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