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"The Victorian government has banned gas companies from offering cash
incentives or rebates to households that install major new gas appliances, or
connect to the gas network, in the latest policy move to wean the state’s homes
off the fossil fuel.
State energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio on Thursday gazetted an order under the
Gas Industry Act to prohibit distribution networks from the practice, as part
of the Allan government’s updated Gas Substitution Roadmap.
Already, the state has banned gas connections in new homes and government
businesses, with planning permits for new homes and residential subdivisions
only allowed to connect to all-electric networks from the first day of January
this year.
But gas companies have continued to lure customers in the other direction,
despite the overwhelming evidence that using gas for home heating, hot water
and cooking is a higher cost, higher emissions and unhealthy option."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
