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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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SwitchedOn Podcast: Why virtual power plants will fail unless the energy system changes
Government and industry are pushing consumers to join virtual power plants, but our energy system is full of roadblocks and disincentives.
Anne Delaney

Nov 11, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Breaking even on solar, storage and two Teslas in under nine years
Rosemary Grundy is on a mission to demonstrate that going renewable and electric is not only good for the climate, but makes financial sense.
Anne Delaney

Nov 4, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Why the energy transition needs consumers to love electricity
Devrim Celal from green energy retailer Octopus explains why the energy transition will not succeed unless the proper incentives are given to use electricity at the right times.
Anne Delaney

Oct 29, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: World-first community pilot to help spark the electrification of everything
A groundbreaking community pilot hopes to identify the opportunities and challenges as household electrification is scaled up across the whole country.
Anne Delaney

Oct 21, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: How time-of-use tariffs could become a recipe for bill shock
Energy Consumers Australia CEO Brendan French on why cost-reflective electricity tariffs should not be mandatory – and should not make energy bills more complicated.
Anne Delaney

Oct 9, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: In defence of “community” batteries
Ausgrid’s Rob Amphlett Lewis on why mid-scale batteries have a big role to play in the energy transition, how they will become cost effective in the future, and how householders can benefit from them.
Sam Parkinson

Oct 3, 2024

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Air tight homes can reduce energy costs up to 20%
Senior CSIRO scientist Michael Ambrose recently completed Australia’s most comprehensive study on the ‘leakiness’ of recently built homes. Here’s what he found.
Anne Delaney

Sep 24, 2024

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