SwitchedOn Australia

Join Anne Delaney as she tracks the electrification of everything with people at the forefront of the electrification transition.

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

The ACT is 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. Shane Rattenbury, the ACT Minister for Energy, shows how the Territory leads Australia's electrification journey.

Jul 30, 2023•35 min

Communities taking back the power

Kristen McDonald and Francis Vierboom from Electrify 2515, one of the local community groups in Australia working to become fully electric. Their big vision is to swap out all the household machines in their postcode, 2515, that run on fossil fuels – from gas cookers to combustion vehicles – and replace them with electric alternatives run on renewable energy.

Jul 23, 2023•44 min

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

The process of fully electrifying his own home was difficult, but it helped, Jon Jutsen, the CEO of Race for 2030, identify the challenges we must overcome to scale up Australia's electrification journey.

Jul 23, 2023•28 min

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

Craig Memory from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre on why Australia needs a plan to ensure everyone benefits from the electrification journey, and the most disadvantaged who are least able to pay aren't left connected to the gas network.

Jul 16, 2023•34 min

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

Jul 12, 2023•35 min

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