Electrify Everything

Rooftop Solar

Australia truly is the lucky country having the world’s cheapest source of energy delivered to homes with our rooftop solar. Our abundant solar energy, positive policy decisions and technological improvements have enabled over 3.5 million Aussie households to install solar, which together accounts for over 11% of our nation’s electricity supply1. Households can enjoy cheap and clean energy, and use this to power their efficient electric appliances and cars, unlocking a lifetime of savings and low emissions living. It’s time that every Australian household can enjoy the solar revolution!

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Healesville CoRE has partnered with Yarra Ranges Shire Council and Solar Savers, for a community solar panel, battery and heat pump hot water offer.

Home Battery

Battery storage, from household to utility-scale batteries and within electric vehicles, is a game changer in the energy transition. We already know how Australia’s cheap and abundant solar resources have unlocked millions of savings for households and businesses, and reduced our carbon emissions. But to get the full value of our solar resources, we need to capture and store it to be used when the sun isn’t shining. With the cost of batteries falling and the performance of the technology rapidly improving, getting a battery could be the key piece to untether yourself from fossil fuels. Whether you’re aiming to save money on electricity bills, minimise your carbon footprint, or prepare for emergencies, now is the time to consider investing in a home battery.

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Healesville CoRE has partnered with Yarra Ranges Shire Council and Solar Savers, for a community solar panel, battery and heat pump hot water offer.

Space Heating and Cooling

Space heating and cooling is one of the largest energy uses in the average Australian household, accounting for 37% of a home’s energy use (excluding vehicles). This varies based on climate, with colder states like Tasmania and Victoria spending an even greater share of their energy bills on heating their homes. Space cooling in Australia typically requires significantly less energy than space heating, meaning warmer states spend less on heating and cooling. The good news is, the same efficient appliance can be used to both heat and cool your home. Alongside water heaters, space heaters are generally the biggest users of gas in a home, making it a key household appliance to electrify for health, cost and emissions savings.

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Healesville CoRE has partnered with Air Fusion, for a Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning offer. Use the link below to visit the offer page.

Water Heating

Water heating is one of the biggest household energy loads, using on average 24% of a home’s energy use, making it one of the key appliances to electrify. The humble water system also brings one of the biggest opportunities in our energy transition. This is because it can reduce gas consumption significantly and can act as a ‘thermal battery’. This means you can often choose when to put energy into it and time it to when it’s cheapest. If you have solar panels and an electric water system, you can effectively heat your water at minimal cost with zero emissions. Hard to argue with that!

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Meredith and Phil are residents of Healesville , use the link below to view a video of their heat pump hot water experience.

Healesville CoRE has partnered with Yarra Ranges Shire Council and Solar Savers, for a community solar panel, battery and heat pump hot water offer.

Electric Cooktops

Energy for stove top cooking makes up approximately 6% of appliance energy use in the average Australian household, and is one of the three main appliances that uses gas in a home (alongside water heaters and space heaters). While it’s the smallest of the three gas users, it has the most direct impact on our health. Electric induction cooktops are more efficient, safer, cleaner and faster than cooking with gas or an electric resistance cooktop, which is why even renowned professional chefs are making the switch to induction.

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Electric Vehicles

The average Aussie home has 1.8 cars parked in their driveway and spends up to $2700 every year filling them up. Collectively, our private cars are responsible for 16% of Australia’s domestic emissions. Your first option could be to use active and public transport – electric bikes are really hitting a sweet spot for short trips. But when you need a car, make it electric. Electrifying your vehicles is the single biggest impact your household can make from both a bill savings and emissions savings perspective. With prices dropping rapidly, it won’t be long until EVs are also cheaper to buy (By 2030, EV prices are expected to drop to around 80% of the price of their petrol counterparts). EVs are not only cleaner, healthier and cheaper to run, their ability to work as giant storage batteries will play an exciting role in our energy future. Win-win-win-win!

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Ross is a resident of Healesville and a member of Healesville CoRE, use the link below to view a video of his EV experience.

Bryce Gaton is an EV writer and consultant who has been working in the EV sector for over 12 years. Amongst the many EV hats he wears, Bryce writes for the Australian EV website, The Driven, and works for the University of Melbourne as the EV safety trainer and supervisor for their Formula SAE race team. He was keynote speaker at the Yarra Valley Community Power Hub’s EV event that was held in conjunction with Healesville CoRE in February 2022. These are his slides and are for personal reference only. For further information on these slides please contact us.