Energy Literacy Curriculum
Energy Basics and
Understanding Your Bill
The Energy System: Overview and Decarbonisation
What You Can Do
(to reduce bills and emissions)
Basic terms and concepts
Structure of a bill
How you are charged (fees and tariffs)
How your bill is calculated (charges, kWh and days)
What you are paying for
Victorian Default Offer
GreenPower
Comparing Retail Offers
Change when you use power
Energy efficiency measures
Energy efficient products
When renewables are highest
Time-of-use tariffs
Load-shifting
Draughtproofing
Insulation
Window treatment
Timers, standby and behaviour change
All-Electric Home
Options for renters
Heating and cooling
Overview
Generation
How is energy produced? Comparison of generation sources
Transmission
What is the transmission network?
Distribution
Distribution networks
Storage
Batteries, big & small
The transition so far
Forecasting ahead
EV infrastructure: transporting energy?
Carbon Offsets
The energy market
What is the grid?
Embedded networks and microgrids
Resource: OpenNEM
Smart technology
Victorian REZs
Hepburn Wind
Totally Renewable Yackandandah
Why is it a 'market'?
What do retailers do?
What are 'ancillary services'?
Overview of the energy system
Yarra Energy Storage Systems
What is the "energy market"?
What do retailers do?
What are "ancillary services"?
Step-by-step walkthrough of using Victorian Energy Compare to compare retail offers, including what to look for when decided whether to switch.
What is Community Energy?