RACE for Homes

This theme explores the how and why of owners and renters electrifying their homes, including energy efficiency options to reduce consumption. Research will consider the role of community-based solutions as well as the influence of community behaviour on individual choice. Policy and regulatory settings required to decarbonise Australian homes will be developed to treat embodied emissions and improve health outcomes for occupants. Finally, applying research findings through an innovation network will encourage end users to seek energy-efficient solutions as business-as-usual practice.

This theme will examine the role of home technologies that enable responsive actions to minimise costs and emissions. It will explore what level of control people are willing to give to devices, systems and companies, and how they could be encouraged to help deliver benefits to the wider community. It will investigate the technologies and control techniques required to better integrate renewable energy through flexible demand and develop policy and regulatory settings that enable these actions at scale. Structured synthesis of research findings and targeted information sharing will assist Australian households to choose the best technologies to reduce emissions and costs according to their preferences and needs.