Victorians are the largest gas users in the nation – for many families it’s how they heat their homes, cook their food and provide hot water.
As part of consultation on its Gas Substitution Roadmap, the Victorian government showed stakeholders modelling from a scenario that reduced emissions from gas use by half by 2030. The modelling showed consumers could save about $700 to $1200 each year by switching to all-electric homes. By contrast,All modelling is based on assumptions, and represents only a best guess at how things might play out in a given set of circumstances.
And it’s the most vulnerable consumers who will find it hardest to switch away from gas – renters who don’t get to choose their heating system, for example; or low-income households who simply don’t have spare cash to invest in a new electric cooktop to replace a gas one. These Victorians will be the ones having to pay a larger share of fixed costs than they do at the moment.Bloomberg
For the remaining gas demand, the government should adjust market settings so consumers get the best deal. In the short term, this could mean opening new Victorian gas reserves, or importing LNG from Western Australia. In the long term, it may mean using hydrogen or biogas. Victorians on higher incomes are already well-placed to make a financial decision to switch from gas to electricity. For others, this is not so simple, and the government should consider some form of financial support.
This Dan Andrews Government is mad.
Must? Or what? Please tell me? The world is going to end? Only god will determine when the world will end!!
No more beans in chilli. It's settled.
More ideological dribble
Climate change religion is undeterred by the reality