45: Centring consumers with Lauren Solomon

First Fuel

English - June 24, 2021 03:15 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MB
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Previous Episode: 44: Common wealth with Corey Diamond

Next Episode: 46: Nesting dolls of efficiency with Wendy Miller

In Episode 45 of First Fuel, Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel is joined by Lauren Solomon, CEO of the Consumer Policy Research Centre, an independent think-tank focused on how markets can be designed to deliver better outcomes for consumers.

Luke and Lauren discuss whether the ‘consumer-centric’ energy transition is rhetoric or reality, how to build the trust that will underpin new energy service business models, and emerging challenges for consumers in the energy space, and how they can be addressed.

Mentioned in this episode:

Consumer Policy Research Centre

https://cprc.org.au

First Fuel Episode 7: Technology and trust with Rosemary Sinclair AM

https://anchor.fm/energy-efficiency-council/episodes/7-Technology-and-trust-with-Rosemary-Sinclair-AM-ef9idi/a-a2eiajm

Key topics:

Implications of energy transition for consumers

- Role of regulators in establishing ‘guard rails’ in emerging markets

- Trust as an enabler for energy service business models that rely on aggregation

- Increasing interaction between regulatory frameworks (building codes and energy markets)

Connect with our guests:

Find Lauren Solomon at https://twitter.com/__laurensolomon