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Victoria bans gas connections in new homes from 2024 (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 year ago by just_kitten@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Cooking on gas is the one environmentally damaging thing I don't want to give up, I'll admit...

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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

It's literally cheaper in every way to build a home to be all electric. It means you don't need to build new gas lines for entire new neighbourhoods, appliances are cheaper, and you only need one type of tradie to do all the work of installing the infrastructure for said appliances (except for hot water).