00:02It's a rare piece of furniture, at least for a living room.
00:06So you've brought the pub to you?
00:07Brought the pub to me. That way I don't have to worry about plan B.
00:14At Chipping Norton in Sydney's south-west, cold drinks are even more refreshing.
00:19So how hot does it get out here in the summer?
00:22We've had days out here up around 42, 43.
00:26Rodney Brown lives in social housing with his wife of 32 years, Tracy Lee,
00:31their two daughters, their son-in-law and their two granddaughters.
00:35He has a genetic condition where temperature extremes trigger paralysis,
00:39so he keeps the aircon running constantly.
00:42It is a lot of energy.
00:44A government program has taken the edge off his power bills,
00:47funding a heat pump water heater and a more efficient air conditioner.
00:50You don't have to have that worry of sitting like you in a sauna all day long.
00:56The state and federal governments have put in a combined $320 million
01:01to upgrade more than a third of the 95,000 social homes in New South Wales.
01:06We want to make sure that everyone can be part of the benefits
01:09that come from the clean energy transition.
01:11The upgrades can be anything from insulation to solar panels.
01:14Apart from reducing bills by potentially hundreds of dollars a year,
01:18they're helping to curb emissions
01:20as the state works towards a 50% reduction by 2030.
01:24I think at this point we're kind of at around sort of 42%.
01:28Programs like this help and every single house makes a contribution.
01:31And at Rod's Bar...
01:33What's your poison?
01:34Mai Tai's.
01:36Ah, okay. Do you make a mean Mai Tai?
01:38I make a marvellous Mai Tai. I don't make anything mean.
01:44They'll drink to that.
01:47Kawaii.
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