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SwitchedOn podcast: Why the old tradie business model won’t deliver all-electric homes

All Electric Homes founder Trent Jones warns that a shortage of skilled tradies, fragmented business models and poorly designed rebates could derail Australia’s push to electrify millions of homes.
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Data centres may be allowed to “build first, catch up later” on renewable mandate, AEMC’s Collyer says

Head of market rule maker says data centres may become “first load that is interruptible” if they do not bring renewable projects online quickly enough.
Electrification can slash heavy industry bills and emissions – but new report says it will take a team effort

Electrification can slash heavy industry bills and emissions – but new report says it will take a team effort

Government-subsidised power for major industries like smelters might not be needed if companies collaborated on the shift to electrification and renewables.

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SwitchedOn podcast: Why the old tradie business model won’t deliver all-electric homes

SwitchedOn podcast: Why the old tradie business model won’t deliver all-electric homes

All Electric Homes founder Trent Jones warns that a shortage of skilled tradies, fragmented business models and poorly designed rebates could derail Australia’s push to electrify millions of homes.
Data centres may be allowed to “build first, catch up later” on renewable mandate, AEMC’s Collyer says

Data centres may be allowed to “build first, catch up later” on renewable mandate, AEMC’s Collyer says

Head of market rule maker says data centres may become “first load that is interruptible” if they do not bring renewable projects online quickly enough.
Electrification can slash heavy industry bills and emissions – but new report says it will take a team effort

Electrification can slash heavy industry bills and emissions – but new report says it will take a team effort

Government-subsidised power for major industries like smelters might not be needed if companies collaborated on the shift to electrification and renewables.
Australia’s quiet role in the electrification rallying cry for the COP we never got to host

Australia’s quiet role in the electrification rallying cry for the COP we never got to host

The “35 by 35” electrification goal has an Australian origin that the government seems to be coy about.
Home batteries and time-of-use tariffs may be best combination to steer households away from evening peaks

Home batteries and time-of-use tariffs may be best combination to steer households away from evening peaks

Home batteries look like resetting the behaviour of households when it comes to responding to time-of-use tariffs, research by the VEPC shows.
Rapid electrification is the best hope to meet ambitious 1.5°C climate target, new report says

Rapid electrification is the best hope to meet ambitious 1.5°C climate target, new report says

New report finds that electrification is the best hope for keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees – provided that power comes from clean technologies.
Electrifying big apartment buildings is complex, but huge cost savings from ditching gas justify the pain

Electrifying big apartment buildings is complex, but huge cost savings from ditching gas justify the pain

A Melbourne project to assess apartment buildings’ electrification potential suggests that technically it’s doable but power supply is a real issue.
SwitchedOn podcast: Why electricity is now central to the fight against poverty

SwitchedOn podcast: Why electricity is now central to the fight against poverty

Global Citizen’s Michael Sheldrick on why the global push to electrify could lift millions out of poverty, and why Collie is a key test case for the transition from coal.