BULLI MEDIA ALERT: Federal MPs welcome expansion of home electrification pilot

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MEDIA ALERT: Federal MPs welcome expansion of home electrification pilot

Who:

Assistant Minister for Energy, Josh Wilson MP, Member for Fremantle
Ms Alison Byrnes MP, Member for Cunningham
Dr. Saul Griffith, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Rewiring Australia
Jennifer Macey (householder)

What: Doorstop with opportunity for interviews

When: Friday 13 March, 3pm

Where: 11 Beattie Ave, Bulli, NSW

The Story:

Bulli locals can now team up with their neighbours to cut power bills and modernise their homes as part of an expansion to an ambitious community-driven electrification push underway in the NSW Illawarra led by Rewiring Australia.

Households in the 2515 postcode are being offered subsidies to retire gas appliances as part of the ‘Electrify 2515’ real-world research initiative, with Bulli residents the latest now eligible to participate.

For interviews or images, contact: Elsa Evers, Rewiring Australia, 0447 482 008

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