SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn Podcast: Bright energy future
Katherine McConnell explains how one company has financed and installed over 100,000 household solar installations, and now provides a one-stop-shop for electrification.
Anne Delaney

Nov 2, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Why choosing an induction stove is a gateway decision for getting rid of gas from our homes
Chef and kitchen consultant Luke Burgess on why induction stoves are so efficient and why he thinks they are unlikely to be superseded any time soon.
Anne Delaney

Oct 9, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Australia could save $8 billion every year by changing more light globes
Efficient lighting is one of the easiest, ready-to-implement technologies that can help transition to a low carbon economy.
Anne Delaney

Sep 27, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: The future of energy is local, in our smart all-electric homes
Energy tech companies are envisioning a future where home generate power and trade with the grid. Raghur Belor from Enphase Energy explains how.
Anne Delaney

Sep 4, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: We can’t build cities around cars, even if they’re electric
Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University and lead author on transport for the IPCC, Peter Newman, says electric transport not only provides an opportunity to produce healthier, net zero vehicles, it enables us to rethink and build healthier, better cities.
Anne Delaney

Aug 28, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: How a Republican Mayor in the US uses local government powers to electrify his city
From believing climate change was a Chinese plot, to becoming a local government warrior for net zero, Republican Mayor R. Rex Parris has led the renewable transition of Lancaster in California.
Anne Delaney

Aug 22, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: How this regional town transitioned off the gas network in just 12 months
Stephanie Unwin, the CEO of Horizon Power, discusses how 400 residential and business customers had just one year to electrify after the local gas distribution decided to cut off the gas supply.
Anne Delaney

Aug 16, 2023

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Renewables

SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: A ‘one stop shop’ for electrification
One-stop shops are seen as one method to help households navigate the process of electrifying their homes.
Anne Delaney

Aug 1, 2023

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SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: The ACT’s plan for an all-electric future
Small enough to be a test case for Australian cities wanting to electrify, but big enough to manifest the challenges the rest of the country will face, the ACT leads Australia’s electrification journey.
Anne Delaney

Jul 31, 2023

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SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: Difficult, confusing, annoying, expensive
Jon Jutsen on the challenges facing householders going all-electric, and what’s needed to scale up.
Anne Delaney

Jul 26, 2023

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SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented
Dr Jan Rosenow from the global think tank, Regulatory Assistance Project, discusses why electric heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented, why overall energy demand will reduce by 40% if we electrify everything, and why energy efficiency is a key part of the electrification journey.
Anne Delaney

Jul 17, 2023

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