Electrification & Community Building: The US Experience

Special guests from the US are visiting Australia to share their experiences of electrifying homes and building communities as a climate and cost-of-living solution.

In this intimate presentation and networking of allies, listen to the Directors of Community Implementation at Rewiring America, who will: 

• Showcase their community-based electrification projects in the US
• Share the learnings from the US Inflation Reduction Act and implementing government electrification incentives
• Offer foresights into the climate and energy landscape in the US under a Trump-led administration
  

While Australians face a cost-of-living crisis, a vexed climate debate and an impending election, this is a timely opportunity to see what can be learned from the US experience and how we can accelerate the electrification of Australian homes and build resilient communities.

The event includes a brief interactive presentation and audience Q&A, followed by networking drinks and nibbles.

Tickets free & RSVPs essential, as places are strictly limited (only committed RSVPs please)

Hosted by Rewiring Australia in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Futures.

The Institute of Sustainable Futures is located in Building 10 (level 10) at the University of Technology, Sydney. Short walk from Central Station and Railway Square bus terminal. Wheelchair access via internal lift.

Panel Speakers

Evie Bauman is a Director of Community Implementation at Rewiring America, where she has spent the past 18 months co-leading Rewiring America’s “demonstration projects”  which provided new, electric appliance upgrades for over 100 homes across five communities.  

 Kelsey Kane-Ritsch is a Director of Community Implementation at Rewiring America where she works closely with community partners to design and implement local residential electrification programs across the country. Alongside Evie, she has co-led the Rewiring America “demonstration projects” in DeSoto, Georgia; East Point, Georgia; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Gresham, Oregon.

Facilitator

Kristen McDonald is the Mobilisation and Engagement Manager at Rewiring Australia where she works with individuals, community groups and non-profit and industry organisations to run campaigns and empower people to provide practical place-based solutions which unlock the benefits of electrifying everything.