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Marion Rae

Call for 'big shift' in energy use to water down demand

Households and businesses could slash power bills with smarter hot water systems. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Homes and businesses are in hot water over cost-of-living pressures, but rapid electrification could save them billions of dollars, economic modelling shows.

Although rooftop solar on Australian homes produces more electricity than any one of the nation's coal-fired power stations, households continue to pay sky-high power bills.

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