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Energy Insiders Podcast: Social licence in New England, and a sea of household batteries

Amber’s Chris Thompson talks home batteries and V2G at All Energy, while RE-Alliance’s Andrew Bray and Uralla Council’s Emily Sims discuss social licence in New England. And the news of the week, including EPBC and Tomago.

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You can find previous episodes of Energy Insiders here, or on your favourite podcast platform.

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

Energy Insiders Podcast

Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

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