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Rewiring Australia is calling on the government to introduce a National Electrification Plan and end billions of dollars in fuel tax credits that subsidise diesel use by heavy industry.
Australia needs a national plan to get off imported oil for good, not just a call to conserve it, Rewiring Australia said today.
“Our country runs on someone else’s oil even though we’re one of the best locations in the world to generate cheap electricity,” said Rewiring Australia CEO Francis Vierboom.
“More than four million homes already have rooftop solar and EV sales are surging. Australians can see where this is heading. They just need a national plan to get there faster.”
Rewiring Australia is calling on the government to introduce a National Electrification Plan and end billions of dollars in fuel tax credits that subsidise diesel use by heavy industry.
“We're asking families to save fuel while subsidising some of the biggest diesel users in the country,” Mr Vierboom said.
“That money could be helping households and businesses get off fossil fuels for good.”
Rewiring Australia modelling shows a fully electrified household with solar, a battery and an electric vehicle can cut energy bills by up to $4,100 a year.
“That's thousands of dollars back in people's pockets, and no exposure to global oil shocks,” Mr Vierboom said.
“We have the technology, the sunshine, and the will of the people who have wasted no time electrifying as this crisis has deepened. Now we just need a proper plan.”
Electrifying our homes and cars is the recipe to cut emissions and save money for Australian homes. Let's build an abundant electric future for Australia.
Households can save $4300 a year on their energy bills by ditching gas and petrol and going fully electric reveals Dr Saul Griffith.
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“Every day, about 3,000 Australians replace a gas appliance in their home. Another 3,500 buy a new car. In order to lower energy bills, cut dependence on fossil fuels and help the planet, people should be choosing an electric replacement. We’re already seeing communities across the country lead the way on electric upgrades, but governments need to be delivering the plans and policies that will get that done for everyone,” Rewiring Australia CEO Francis Vierboom said.
With support from the Australian Government, a delegation of grassroots young community leaders will take Australia's experience of getting off fossil fuels to the international stage at COP31 next week. The delegation, supported by Rewiring Australia, brings together young, regional and community energy leaders working on everything from helping First Nations communities move away from petrol-powered transport to making rooftop solar and household electrification more accessible.