Aug 7, 2026
One in three Australian homes now has solar on the roof. Nobody built a power station to make it happen — millions of households just did it themselves.
That's the largest distributed energy build in history, and it started as a rounding error.
In Brief 03, we distill hundreds of expert conversations into one...
Aug 5, 2026
Back in 2018, Ozzeir Khan ran an experiment at the Asian Development Bank: could AI predict GDP better than the bank's PhD economists? It came remarkably close. The economists' verdict — if you can't explain it, it's no good, even if it's right.
Eight years on, that argument is over. We talk about what generative AI...
Aug 2, 2026
Most energy retailers earn more the more you use. Octopus Energy built its business on the opposite idea — that a utility should help you spend less. Eric Davids, who leads US strategy, explains how: "plunge pricing" alerts at 50–70% off when renewables are abundant, EV tariffs that cut peak demand 42% and save...
Jul 30, 2026
There are 200 cars parked outside right now. Each carries a 60–80 kWh battery. Together, that's a small power station sitting idle.
That's Vehicle-to-Grid — and it's closer than most people think.
In Brief 02, we distill hundreds of expert conversations into one argument: your EV isn't just transport. It's a battery...
Jul 29, 2026
Australia's home battery market is booming — but the gap between the sales pitch and the lived reality is wider than most people think. Christina Li works at the frontline of battery adoption, with visibility across customers, retailers, installers, DNSPs and VPPs that very few people have.
We dig into what's really...