Fully electrified home

You could say Origin’s Darryn McShane lives and breathes energy. He’s just a built a fully electrified home. And in his day job, he’s creating products to help Aussie households benefit from electrification assets. So Watt is a fully electrified home, and how can Australian households benefit fro…

Home batteries

Australia is in the middle of a home battery boom, with interest and installations at an all-time high. So Watt does this mean for Australian consumers? And should you be considering a battery at your home? Listen to previous episodes at originenergy.com.au/sowatt.

The price of energy

Take energy out of the too-hard basket with a bonus episode of So Watt? on energy price changes. So Watt does it mean for household budgets and how can you make sure you’re getting the best deals?    Listen to previous episodes at originenergy.com.au/sowatt.

Knowledge Is Power

From draught proofing and insulation to solar and doing your research before buying new appliances – there are loads of tips, tricks and design hacks that can make our homes more energy efficient. Across the series, we’ve heard from experts on how to maximise our energy savings and boost the livea…

The Great Outdoors

Australians love the great outdoors and many of us look for ways  to connect our indoor and outdoor spaces at home.  And it turns out, our gardens and landscape design are pretty important to the energy efficiency of our internal spaces. So Watt do we need to pay attention to when designing our out…

The Bedroom

In this episode, So Watt pulls back the covers to reveal how to make your bedroom more comfortable and improve its energy efficiency whatever the season. Listen to previous episodes at originenergy.com.au/sowatt.

The Living Room

The living room is where we spend most of our time. And Australians have really embraced open plan living. In this episode, we’re looking at windows, heating, cooling and creating zones to help make our living rooms more energy efficient.   Listen to previous episodes at originenergy.com.au/sowatt.

The Home Office

For many Australians, working from home has become semi-regular. And the set-up – monitors, lights, internet – it all adds up. So Watt can we do – in this age of super connectivity - to make the humble home office more energy efficient?  Listen to previous episodes at originenergy.com.au/sowatt.

The Space Above

Australians are the biggest adopters of rooftop solar panels in the world. So Watt can we do to make the most of the space above, capturing energy during the day and putting it to use when we need it most? Listen to previous episodes at originenergy.com.au/sowatt.

The Bathroom

Heated floors and towel rails, hot showers, big bathtubs and charged appliances. Our bathrooms use a lot of energy to make our lives more comfortable, even though it’s one of the least used rooms in the house. So Watt can we do to make the bathroom more efficient? Listen to previous episodes at or…