Electrify everything!
”If we electrify everything, we don’t just help address the climate crisis, we create a world that is cheaper, cleaner and fairer for every household” Dr Saul Griffith, Rewiring Australia
Our community group has teamed up with electrification experts Rewiring Australia to try to electrify our community.
We’d love you to get involved. Can you start by completing this short survey?
Six things to electrify:
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Electric Vehicle (EV)
Electric Vehicles are the most efficient cars. EVs convert more than 77% of electrical energy into power. Petrol vehicles convert only 12-30% of petrol energy into power.
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Rooftop solar
Solar panels mean your home can generate its own power. Rooftop solar electricity is about five times cheaper than grid prices.
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Hot water
Heat pumps are the most efficient way to heat water for bathing, washing up, etc. Heat pumps use around a quarter of the energy required by conventional hot water systems.
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Heating
Typical reverse-cycle air conditioners are the most efficient way to heat your home, using just 25-30% of the energy required by conventional gas or electric systems.
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Cooking
Induction cooking uses around half the energy required by fossil fuel methods. Not only is electric cooking cheaper, it also saves your household from harmful gas stove pollutants known to cause respiratory illness.
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A home battery
Solar panels can charge up a home battery while the sun shines. Then the battery can help power your home through the evening. (You're still connected to the grid for cloudy days when you need more energy.)
Ready to get started?
View the Household Electrification Guide
Get Involved
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Take Survey
Please complete this brief survey so we get an understanding of where households are at on their electrification journey and what the main barriers might be.
We will use this to inform our activities to support community members in this journey.
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Upcoming Event
Stay tuned for upcoming events!
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Volunteer With Us
We are a volunteer community group dedicated to climate action and affordable living. If you would like to help us put on events, research and engage our community, we’d love to hear from you.
No previous experience is required.
“Your hot water tank is likely to break in the middle of the night, in winter, when your wife is pregnant”.
- Dr Saul Griffith
You’ll phone an installer then next day and they are likely to get you another gas hot water tank, quickly, locking in another decade of expensive fossil fuel dependence. That’s why we need you to be informed and ready so that when you’re gas or petrol machine needs replacing, you are ready. Ready to unlock better health and better savings.
We can answer your questions on this energy transition and help with information on subsidies and local installers.