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Remote community energy insecurity – some preliminary observations on electricity disconnections, energy costs and the transition to renewables in the Kimberley

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: ResearchOnline@ND (The University of Notre Dame)

Authors: Thorburn, Kathryn, Dwyer, Anna, Kinnane, Stephen

Language: English

Topic: Energy and Environment Impacts

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Climate action, Reduced inequalities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6986894215

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