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Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
The Kailis Room, Library Building NDB8
Start Date
30-10-2024 12:30 PM
Keywords:
Renewable Energy
Description
As Australia adopts a Carbon Neutral future, energy insecurity in remote Indigenous Australia remains a major impediment to equity and development.
“Energy security” is the term used to describe reliability of electricity connection, and for the vast majority of Australians, energy security is not a challenge. This is not the case for many remote Indigenous households, including approx. 1200 in the Kimberley, who have a prepaid system for their power connection.
Electricity disconnections are disproportionately high for households that have a prepay system, where consumers must pay in advance for their power. When their credit runs out, they are immediately disconnected. A recent study in Nature revealed households in Alice Springs town camps experienced disconnections at a ratio of 1 in 3 during times of ‘extreme heat’ – defined as over 35 degrees.
For more on the Abstract and biographies please download the flier.
Recommended Citation
Thorburn, Kathryn; Dwyer, Anna; and Kinnane, Stephen, "Remote community energy insecurity – some preliminary observations on electricity disconnections, energy costs and the transition to renewables in the Kimberley" (2024). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 18.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2024/schedule/18
Remote community energy insecurity – some preliminary observations on electricity disconnections, energy costs and the transition to renewables in the Kimberley
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
The Kailis Room, Library Building NDB8
As Australia adopts a Carbon Neutral future, energy insecurity in remote Indigenous Australia remains a major impediment to equity and development.
“Energy security” is the term used to describe reliability of electricity connection, and for the vast majority of Australians, energy security is not a challenge. This is not the case for many remote Indigenous households, including approx. 1200 in the Kimberley, who have a prepaid system for their power connection.
Electricity disconnections are disproportionately high for households that have a prepay system, where consumers must pay in advance for their power. When their credit runs out, they are immediately disconnected. A recent study in Nature revealed households in Alice Springs town camps experienced disconnections at a ratio of 1 in 3 during times of ‘extreme heat’ – defined as over 35 degrees.
For more on the Abstract and biographies please download the flier.
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To learn more about Horizon Powers Pre Paid Meters and emergency credits click here:
https://www.horizonpower.com.au/for-home/home-electricity-solutions/prepaid-power/#
For more on the abstract and biographies please download the flier.