The Energy Connection

In this episode of data power we ask what the data centre boom will mean for Australia’s net zero commitments and hear what a policy advocate and a data centre operator think constitutes best practice in both setting and aligning emissions targets with data centre operations. Episode 3 features Carbon Zero Initiative strategy lead Alexander Hoysted and Equinix had of operations for Australia and the Philippines Harry Jensen.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken his pitch on AI to the electorate arguing that just as Australia has led the world on social media standards, it can also set ground rules for the tech giants scouting hyperscale-sized data centres in Australia. But turning the government’s expectations into rules on the ground is yet to happen, and the businesses at the pointy end of the data centre rollout - transmission and distribution companies fielding dozens of requests for connections - are trying to get ahead of the game. This episode features Lumea Executive General Manager Craig Stallan and Cutler Merz Managing Director Tim Edwards and is supported by Lumea and CutlerMerz.

In this Data<>Power season of The Energy Connection we explore the future for data centre energy use. We hear from forecasters and the people at the frontline of ensuring data centres help rather than hinder Australia’s energy transition. Episode 1 features AboitizPower Chief of Data and AI Luis Gonzalez and Oxford Economics Australia Head of Climate & Energy Alex Hooper.

Putting solar panels on your roof or getting a home battery just comes down to cost when you live in a suburban home you own, but what if you live in an apartment or rental? In this episode we speak with Assistant Minister for Energy Josh Wilson and UNSW Energy Institute CEO Dani Alexander about the solutions on the horizon and how consumer energy resources help even those who don't have access to them. The Future Living series is sponsored by AGL, with The Energy retaining editorial control.

Social scientist Yolande Strengers and social anthropologist Kari Dahlgren share their research on how households think about energy, why adoption of new technology isn’t always straightforward, and what happens when technology gets ahead of us. The Future Living series is sponsored by AGL, with The Energy retaining editorial control.

In this episode we explore how electrification and artificial intelligence are reshaping the way households use energy. From home batteries and EVs to AI-driven decision-making, we’re joined by AGL’s electrification and innovation manager Jane Butler, and KPMG artificial intelligence specialist Karyn Mercer. The Future Living series is sponsored by AGL, with The Energy retaining editorial control.

In this Future Living season of The Energy Connection we hear from experts in energy, technology, data and social science to unpack not just what’s possible — but what’s practical, what’s fair, what people actually want in their homes and what that might mean for how they use energy. Episode 1 features futurist Ross Dawson and smart home analyst Foad Fadaghi. The Future Living series is sponsored by AGL, with The Energy retaining editorial control.

In this episode of The Energy Connection, Aurecon’s Paul Gleeson speaks with Marie Jordan who joined Transgrid as head of network in 2022 after a long career managing electricity reliability in grids in Canada and the US. Marie is now preparing to retire and in this interview reflects on the unique challenges of Australia's energy transition.

In this episode of The Energy Connection Aurecon’s Paul Gleeson speaks with climate and labour rights advocate Sharan Burrow, and consumer advocate Gavin Dufty on the human impact of the energy transition.

In this episode of The Energy Connection, Aurecon’s Paul Gleeson speaks with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s long-running CEO Ian Learmonth on how the energy transition is going, what the NEM review might mean for the green bank and where Australia can compete on the global stage in clean energy technology.

Australia's energy transition is at a tipping point. Clean energy records are being broken every month. Australia is being held up as an example of a fossil fuel nation successfully turning towards renewables. But household power bills are not going down. Workers in industrial Australia are losing their jobs and the National Party just let off the first missile triggering a fresh energy war.