How quickly does your induction stove boil water? 🤯

“To prevent self-rationing, people need to know that payment support has arrived.” The cold weather payment is important but needs to be made in advance of freezing temperatures. Read more from @ecioxford.bsky.social's Dr Brenda Boardman and Dr Tina Fawcett ⬇️

British Gas to pay a £20m into Ofgem’s Voluntary Redress Fund to settle force-fitting of prepayment meters probe. Will write off up to £70m of vulnerable customers' energy debt. Will BG pass the cost to customers in higher bills? Execs got bonuses for boosting profits, but not fined.

A few months back, I wrote a nice thing about an Australian architect who, back in the 70s, started thinking about how to build without obliterating the environment around his structures. It's now live over at The Guardian.

Also in #pv-magazine-australia 🔋🪫🔌⚡🧪 www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2026/05/14/h...

For all those interested in more detail - link to working paper 🧪 here: www.researchgate.net/publication/... With more details on differences between regions and percent of houses with a battery - plus the solar rebound.

Really important work:

For all those interested - link to working paper here: www.researchgate.net/publication/... With more details on differences between regions and percent of houses with a battery - plus the solar rebound.

Link to working paper here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Today's @aunz.theconversation.com features our research on the #battery #rush 📈 triggered by the Cheaper Home Batteries 🔋 program that disproportionately benefited those in major city postcodes with high socio-economic status & history of high solar installs 🪫 theconversation.com/like-solar-m...

Like solar, the first households to embrace home batteries have been wealthy. We need to move away from first-come, first-secured schemes.

The Australian Cheaper Home Batteries 🔋 ⚡ program has led to a 'battery rush' 📈 disproportionately benefiting those living in major city postcodes with high socio-economic status and a history of high solar installs 🪫🔌🫤. 🧪Paper is now online and ready to read and share via doi.org/10.13140/RG....

love that @ketanjoshi.co added a fmd into a @bsky.app post 😍 - i wonder how many were asking wtf? 🤣

Selling stars is big business. If you missed my written rant about it last week, you can listen to me rant about it on the ABC instead 😆 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 🔭🧪

“The government thanks #Original_Power for their work on the #Right #to #Power report & will continue to work with them, alongside states and territories, on how best to address and improve outcomes for remote communities,” a spokesperson 4 Senator #Kate_Thwaites told @australia.theguardian.com 🤔

“The government thanks #Original_Power for their work on the #Right #to #Power report & will continue to work with them, alongside states and territories, on how best to address and improve outcomes for remote communities,” a spokesperson 4 Senator #Kate_Thwaites told @australia.theguardian.com 🤔

❄️Winter's here & keeping #homes warm is a priority. @uk.theconversation.com article by Dr Brenda Boardman, Dr Thomas Longden, and @tinafawcett.bsky.social calls for increased cold weather payments to protect households in hard-hit areas. ⤵️ @ecioxford.bsky.social doi.org/10.64628/AB.... #SocSciHome

Our work on fuel / energy poverty and transforming cold weather payments so they provide effective help at the right time is particularly relevant at the moment @tomecon.bsky.social

'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿' report found that #disconnection rates more than double during #extreme #heat & proposed that governments and retailers implement an #exemption from #disconnection during extreme heat. Here we explain how it could be implemented - thepolicymaker.appi.org.au/protecting-f... 🧪⚡

'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿' report found that #disconnection rates more than double during #extreme #heat & proposed that governments and retailers implement an #exemption from #disconnection during extreme heat. Here we explain how it could be implemented - thepolicymaker.appi.org.au/protecting-f... 🧪⚡

‘A landmark report, The Right to Power — Keeping First Nations' communities connected on prepayment, found nearly 9,000 households were impacted by frequent disconnections that are "undermining health, wellbeing and economic participation".’ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The #birmingham_mail on proposed improvements* to the #UK #Cold #Weather #Payment ❄️🌨️ - news article 📰 link: www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of... * these improvements mentioned in a @uk.theconversation.com article I co-wrote with @tinafawcett.bsky.social #Brenda_Boardman @ecioxford.bsky.social

The #birmingham_mail on proposed improvements* to the #UK #Cold #Weather #Payment ❄️🌨️ - news article 📰 link: www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of... * these improvements mentioned in a @uk.theconversation.com article I co-wrote with @tinafawcett.bsky.social #Brenda_Boardman @ecioxford.bsky.social

As the weather turns colder, this research is only going to become more relevant — and more talked about. Important insights from Dr Tom Longden, Dr Tina Fawcett and Dr Brenda Boardman. ❄️📝 @tomecon.bsky.social @tinafawcett.bsky.social

#daily_express discussing our* research on the #UK #Cold #Weather #Payment ❄️🌨️ - news article 📰 link: www.express.co.uk/finance/pers... * this Daily Express article refers to a @uk.theconversation.com article that I co-wrote with #Tina_Fawcett & #Brenda_Boardman @ecioxford.bsky.social @nea.org.uk

Our @sydney.edu.au Laureate Fellow, Professor Catherine Stampfl is generously supporting these awards for women in STEM in Australia. 1) Georgina Sweet Early Career Researcher STEM Parents Award 2) Georgina Sweet Regional and Remote STEM Award ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪 www.georgina-sweet-awards-cmt.com/awards

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #5 📈📉📊 - concession payments and the National Energy Bill Relief initiative 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. ⚡ This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' Communities on Prepayment Connected report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

Another #COP #out?

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #5 📈📉📊 - concession payments and the National Energy Bill Relief initiative 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. ⚡ This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' Communities on Prepayment Connected report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

Data deep dive #4 📈📉📊 - over 300 household surveys to understand real-World experiences using prepayment for electricity. This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

We're excited to share our new webpage detailing 59 clean energy projects successful in tenders awarded via the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), and its implications for First Nations communities and groups. Visit www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/project_comm... #auspol #cleanenergy #mobsky

Data deep dive #4 📈📉📊 - over 300 household surveys to understand real-World experiences using prepayment for electricity. This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #3 📈📉📊 - 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟰𝟬°𝗖 are associated with significantly increased* 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 🥵 This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #3 📈📉📊 - 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟰𝟬°𝗖 are associated with significantly increased* 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 🥵 This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

#auspol #TheRight2Power #FirstNationsCommunities #wapol #ntpol

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #2 📈📉📊 - concession gap - percent of people receiving electricity concession payments differs greatly across Australian prepayment communities. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ lnkd.in/g467fFP4 @firstnationscen.bsky.social

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #2 📈📉📊 - concession gap - percent of people receiving electricity concession payments differs greatly across Australian prepayment communities. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ lnkd.in/g467fFP4 @firstnationscen.bsky.social

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #𝟭 📈📉📊 - >𝟰𝟰𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 impacting 8,878 households. This week I'll be posting a 'data deep dive' each day 2 explore 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: lnkd.in/g467fFP4 @firstnationscen.bsky.social

Online now - The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations communities on prepayment connected researchers-admin.westernsydney.edu.au/ws/portalfil... @firstnationscen.bsky.social @cleanenergywire.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @elfdock.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co 🧪🔌⚡

To accompany 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ the team at @firstnationscen.bsky.social created this short explainer on the experiences of prepayment communities and customers. Link to video via Vimeo: vimeo.com/1132864031 🧪

Podcast 🚨 - #Lauren_Mellor and I joined #Anne_Delaney for the @reneweconomy.com.au #SwitchedOn podcast to discuss how prepayment for electricity works across Australia reneweconomy.com.au/switchedon-p... @firstnationscen.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

Podcast 🚨 - #Lauren_Mellor and I joined #Anne_Delaney for the @reneweconomy.com.au #SwitchedOn podcast to discuss how prepayment for electricity works across Australia reneweconomy.com.au/switchedon-p... @firstnationscen.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

A good example of a majority First Nations-owned and led venture is Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation’s partnership with ACEN Australia. Other First Nations clean energy equity agreements are being developed regardless of tenure. www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/10/24/s... #auspol #cleanenergy

A new report calls for a basic reset: treat prepayment customers as full energy consumers with equal rights, protections and access to clean, affordable energy. This photo of the research team delivering the report was taken in Parliament House today. reneweconomy.com.au/most-austral... #auspol

A new report, released today, highlights the urgent need for prepayment reform, to ensure access to fair, affordable energy for First Nations communities: https://loom.ly/XiCIIKo This research is supported by an @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social grant.

New report exposes what’s happening behind the prepaid meter. If it happened in Sydney, it would be a scandal. In First Nations communities, it’s policy.

Families forced to prepay for power are experiencing a high number of electricity disconnections, exposing them to dangerous temperatures, a report has found.

No one should be left behind in the clean energy transition. Prepayment for power arrangements - used in many First Nations communities in NT, SA, QLD and WA - need urgent reform to ensure basic consumer protections and no more disconnections. #auspol #energy

Prepayment electricity reform is critically needed. Prepayment systems are either voluntary, the default option or mandated in many regions with large First Nations populations including the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia. nit.com.au/03-11-2025/2... #auspol