First Fuel
Hosted by Luke and Luke Menzel · Energy Efficiency Council
5.0from 3 ratings
- 100
- Episodes
- 2
- Transcribed
- 3
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About First Fuel
Hosted by Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel, First Fuel brings you the latest perspectives on energy efficiency, energy management and demand response from Australia and around the world.
- Publisher
- Energy Efficiency Council
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Apr 2020
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2025
Latest episodes
2 of 100 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT
99: 'Never a dull moment' with Jai Thomas
17 Sept 2025
98: 'Green steel is existential for Australia' with Dr. Saul Griffith
2 Jul 2025
97: Energy governance and paint sticks with Rob Murray-Leach
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99: 'Never a dull moment' with Jai Thomas
Published 16 Oct 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, we've had 12 peak demand records. These last two summers smashing peak demand records that were from 2016. So we've really seen the the uptick in electrification, the uptick in population growth. And that's all manifested on the back of a couple of really hot summers in some ridiculously high peak demands. And so, you know, coordinating in that environment, ideally no one ever sees what you do because, you know, the lights stay on and no one's the wiser, but the crunch moments, you know, they're never quite the same. You know, we do a lot of planning, but plans are useless, but planning is essential as they say, right? […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on First Fuel
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Jai Thomas
- Dr Saul Griffith
- Rob Murray-Leach
- Chris Bowen
- Brendan French
Reach and audience
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- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 32
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Who hosts First Fuel?
Luke and Luke Menzel host the show. Published by Energy Efficiency Council.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does First Fuel take guests?
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