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SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn Australia

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 Join Anne Delaney as she tracks the electrification of everything with people at the forefront of the electrification transition.All rights reserved Politics & Government
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  • The game changing tool to protect birds in Australia’s renewable rollout

    The game changing tool to protect birds in Australia’s renewable rollout
    Sep 10 2025
    A new tool to help Australia build renewables in the right places will launch this November. Called AVISTEP, it uses millions of bird sightings, decades of research and expert modelling to map where wind, solar and transmission projects are likely to have low, medium or high impacts on biodiversity. The aim is to get renewables built — but built in the right places – and avoid conflicts like the Robbins Island wind farm in Tasmania, recently approved despite sitting in a critical bird migration corridor. Already available overseas, AVISTEP works on a simple traffic-light system — green for go, red for no, amber for “find somewhere better.” BirdLife Australia’s Dr. Golo Maurer explains how the tool works and why it could be a game-changer for the renewable rollout.
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    35 mins
  • Electrify 2515’s early wins road testing Australia’s electric future

    Electrify 2515’s early wins road testing Australia’s electric future
    Sep 2 2025
    What happens when an entire community decides to ditch gas and go electric? That’s the challenge behind Electrify 2515, Australia’s most ambitious community electrification pilot. Backed by Rewiring Australia, Brighte, Endeavour Energy, and ARENA, the project is helping 500 households in postcode 2515 swap in heat pumps, induction cooktops, and solar quickly, and at scale. 60 homes have already taken the leap, and the early lessons reveal a lot about costs, supply chains, and how people are actually living with smart energy tech. John Buchelin from Rewiring Australia, and the pilot’s operations manager outlines what’s working, what’s not, and why this bold experiment matters for households, tradies, and the future of the grid.
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    42 mins
  • Plug in and fight back - Saul Griffith wants a consumer army to fight for energy justice

    Plug in and fight back - Saul Griffith wants a consumer army to fight for energy justice
    Aug 27 2025
    Dr Saul Griffith joins SwitchedOn Australia live on the Gold Coast to talk about his new book Plug In! and why households are central to driving Australia’s clean energy transition. He explains how electrification can cut emissions fast, save money, and reshape the way we use energy at home and in our communities. Saul shares insights from his career advising governments, including his role in shaping the US Inflation Reduction Act, and his work with Rewiring America and Rewiring Australia. He speaks candidly about consumer power, culture wars, and the politics of accelerating change. And he makes the case for an ‘army of consumers’ to demand a better deal from Australia’s energy system.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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