Electrify it now! how…
2026 is a watershed year in the energy system, in so many ways… One of the more obvious, you literally see it on the streets, is the shift EV mass market take up to be the new normal. Besides Australia’s…
James in Whitehorse
Why electrifying wins the energy wars
The times they are achanging… The “mid-transition” is upon us – people everywhere are recognising that the answer to their energy needs is electrification. For 15 years we have seen it in rooftop solar (and soon balcony solar), now we…
In electric vehicle markets this week
In the same week two Chinese automakers launched their EVs in Australia, Bloomberg has written on the strife the German car giants are in, both in China and the rest of the world. Zeekr, a premium EV car maker, and…
Where is nuclear really growing?
Seeing as it is a topic that is unlikely to go away soon, I was curious to know what the state of the global nuclear industry looks like, where are new nuclear reactors being built? Here are two nuclear energy…
Are you a customer or consumer?
This is the second post inspired by Ron Ben-David’s call for structural revolution in our approach to retail energy services: the first is on why the electricity market is not a market. The customer is always right Marshall Field in Chicago…
Vive la revolution! or why SEC will disappoint Victorian electricity customers
One of the state’s former chief regulators has called for structural change in a paper that calls out the false narrative of the National Electricity Market (NEM) over 25 years – the false narrative that is a barrier to our community…
Inform yourself and master your energy use
An In Home Display and inform yourself to make decisions about your energy use and efficiency Victorian households have had smart meters for over a decade, but most of us do not have access to the basic and most valuable…
Update to electrifying our life
Talking to people at the Mini Enviro Expo of Whitehorse City Council’s Sustainable Living 2024 program, I was drawn to my old One personal home transition story post to help describe the cash benefits to electrifying our life. But the chart there…
What? Climate wars again?
We’ve just been reminded not to be complacent I’m assume you’ve seen the headlines, so we don’t need to rehearse those. Let’s consider some you might see soon. Coalition to increase property insurance bills The Liberal/National Party’s decision to halt…
Autumn – plug those gaps
The mornings are crisp and the leaves have turned – if you are in an older house it probably feels like you are living in a tent. It’s time to make sure the basics of energy efficiency are in place…