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SwitchedOn Australia, 157 episodes. Page 2 of 2.

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In defence of 'community' batteries

102

How an air tight home can reduce energy costs by up to 20%

103

The Tesla-driving sparkie is back to answer householder electrification questions

104

Why the renewable ‘shiny shoes’ brigade needs to work with local communities

105

How community batteries can help the energy transition

106

Unlocking the power of hot water

107

Why solar and batteries should be installed in every school in the country

108

How 50,000 households can displace a gas peaker plant

109

Taking the pain out of an energy upgrade

110

The future could be even brighter

111

Households need information, not just discounted ‘green finance’

112

The electrician who swapped his diesel guzzling ute for a Tesla

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Community investors power 20 MW of solar, cut fossil fuels, and slash energy bills

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How to make a house carbon negative and displace other people’s fossil fuels as well as your own

115

Why consumers won't join virtual power plants when we have EVs with bidirectional charging

116

Energy retailers make money by keeping consumers disengaged and the energy market complex

117

E-bikes & their essential role in net zero transport, but not with poor quality bikes

118

Free electricity for every household’s essential energy needs could deliver energy equity

119

A missed opportunity to deliver permanent energy bill relief and plug the looming gas supply gap

120

Community batteries are failing to deliver value for energy consumers, or reduce bills

121

We’ve barely scratched the surface of how much energy efficiency can help the energy transition

122

Australians need new energy standards to make informed decisions about our home appliances

123

NZ is one of the first countries to reach an electrification tipping point

124

Labor’s strategy to reduce energy bills and emissions – too much planning, not enough doing?

125

Community focused energy projects more likely to win hearts and minds for the energy transition

126

Australia at risk of being flooded by cheap, inefficient ‘faux’ hot water heat pumps

127

Low-cost Government loans for all Australian residences could help everyone electrify

128

How First Nations communities are solving long standing energy security problems with renewables

129

Developers are locking customers into inflated energy prices they can’t escape from for years

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Why a home battery is a good idea to buy this year if you have rooftop solar

131

'I was sick of spending all that money, and sick of being cold' - how Sarah electrified

132

Rooftop solar, batteries, EVs and heat pumps could save Australians $19 billion in energy costs

133

Fight climate change - become an electrician!

134

From 100% dirty diesel to 70% solar powered, Lord Howe Island is going electric without wind

135

A 'renovation wave' could be the least costly pathway for our energy transition

136

How a health check for your home can help upgrade its energy efficiency

137

Electrifying our cars and energy storage must include plans for end of life batteries

138

It takes a village to build a nation’s energy efficiency and electrification program

139

A 'one-stop-shop' making finance and installations possible for more households.

140

What Australian householders can learn from the US Inflation Reduction Act

141

Lending regulations need to be modified to finance household electrification at scale

142

Why choosing an induction stove is a gateway decision for getting rid of gas from our homes

143

Australia could save $8 billion every year by changing more light globes

144

How energy efficiency will save money and decarbonise the grid faster

145

Distrust of the energy industry could slow the rollout of all-electric households

146

The future of energy is local, in our smart all-electric homes

147

We can't build cities around cars, even if they're electric

148

How a Republican Mayor in the US uses local government powers to electrify his city

149

Stop laying gas traps for the uninformed

150

Put a date on gas and stop digging a bigger hole for us all to get out of

151

How the WA town of Esperance transitioned off network gas in just 12 months

152

A renewable energy and energy efficiency company offering a 'one stop shop' for electrification

153

Not knowing all the answers is not a reason not to start - the ACT's plan for an all-electric future

154

Communities taking back the power

155

Difficult, confusing, annoying and expensive - an energy expert's experience of going all-electric

156

We can electrify the smart way, or the slow and expensive way.

157

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented