Smarter Energy Use: How to cut energy bills and climate harm

Australia faces both an escalating climate crisis and rising costs of living. Importantly, we can tackle both challenges at the same time in the best two-for-one deal Australians will ever see. In Climate Council’s 2022 report Switch and Save, we showed that households can save on energy bills, make their homes healthier and help cut emissions by switching from polluting gas appliances to modern electric alternatives. In this report we look closely at the important role that efficiency will play with electrification in Australia’s energy transformation. This report explores a range of readily available measures for electrifying homes and improving efficiency together, and highlights how governments can support all Australians to benefit from the switch. Through these improvements, households will unlock bill savings, cut emissions and help secure a cleaner energy grid. That’s a good deal.