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.

Climate

“Science under siege:” US data cuts threaten climate modelling amid a misinformation maelstrom
Major funding cuts to US data agencies threaten Australia’s weather forecasting and climate modelling, as scientists warn of a rise in attacks and misinformation.
Anne Delaney

Nov 12, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“We do not have takedown powers:” Regulator powerless against the flood of energy misinformation
Australia’s laws are currently incapable of halting the flood of falsehoods shaping public opinion on climate and clean energy.
Anne Delaney

Nov 10, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: The scandal of weekly power cuts in First Nations communities
Lauren Mellor from Original Power and Dr Tom Longden from Western Sydney University discuss their new report that exposes the staggering human and systemic toll of prepaid electricity systems.
Anne Delaney

Nov 5, 2025

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Electrification

Most Australians wouldn’t tolerate power cuts nearly every week – why should First Nations?
New report exposes what’s happening behind the prepaid meter. If it happened in Sydney, it would be a scandal. In First Nations communities, it’s policy.
Anne Delaney

Nov 3, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: The energy disinformation machine – how doubt fuels delay
How organised misinformation campaigns are distorting Australia’s clean energy debate, and why confronting them is crucial to keeping the transition on track.
Anne Delaney

Oct 28, 2025

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Electrification

Carbon pricing was once political poison. Now it’s just good economics for the grid
“We know how it works:” Australia’s electricity grid could get the carbon price it needs, just by adapting a Coalition policy initiative. It will cut emissions, and costs.
Anne Delaney

Oct 24, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: A carbon price for the grid that Australia might finally agree on
Grattan Institute’s Alison Reeve explains how a carbon price – designed by the Coalition – could be used to accelerate the green energy transition on Australia’s grids.
Anne Delaney

Oct 21, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: How to make embedded networks work for consumers and the energy transition
Without reform, embedded networks risk trapping households in systems that serve profits rather than people, and lock consumers out of the energy transition.
Anne Delaney

Oct 16, 2025

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Electrification

Apartment dwellers are trapped in embedded networks: They need a better deal on PV and batteries
More than half a million households living in apartments depend on embedded networks – they should be getting a better deal on renewables and prices.
Anne Delaney

Oct 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“They think it’s a scam”: Why Australian households don’t trust the virtual power plant promise
A lack of trust and complexity is making the idea of VPPs a very hard sell to the growing number of battery households, with only a tiny minority signing up.
Anne Delaney

Oct 9, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: Is the cheaper home batteries scheme “a colossal wasted opportunity”?
Reposit Power boss Dean Spaccavento says battery rebate scheme is “excellent in its scope,” but weak regulation and vague technical standards, mean only a few batteries will help stabilise the grid.
Anne Delaney

Oct 8, 2025

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Policy & Planning

‘A colossal wasted opportunity’: Reposit CEO slams federal cheaper home batteries scheme
Head of Reposit says most home batteries installed with federal rebate will not help support the grid, and laments a lost opportunity for the popular scheme.
Anne Delaney

Oct 7, 2025

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