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"In Australia and overseas, it’s clear that homes without gas – running on
clean energy – are healthier, have cheaper power bills, and produce lower
greenhouse emissions.
The emissions part is crucial. Collectively, homes are responsible for 10% of
Australia’s greenhouse emissions. But how do we get Australia’s 11 million
homes to ditch gas and switch to electricity for cooking, hot water and home
heating?
The current approach is slow and piecemeal. State and local governments offer
incentives to individual households, but few adopt them. For those that do,
little coordinated support and guidance is available. The households must deal
with suppliers and tradies on their own, which can be a frustrating and lonely
process.
A pilot project to electrify 500 homes in a single postcode south of Sydney
could show a better way. After a two-year campaign by residents, “Electrify
2515” has won A$5.4 million in federal funding, along with industry support.
Challenges remain, but this pilot promises to demonstrate how household
electrification can be accelerated and coordinated at scale.
As independent climate transitions specialists within Monash University,
Climateworks Centre has no direct involvement in this project. But our ongoing
Renovation Pathways Program focuses on ways to decarbonise Australia’s existing
houses and bring about a national renovation wave. So we are watching with keen
interest."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
