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"The New South Wales state Labor government is coming under increasing pressure
to ban the connection of gas in new-build homes, to cut energy costs for
consumers, reduce gas supply constraints, and catch up with the ACT and
Victoria – and a growing number of local governments.
In a submission to the NSW Net Zero Commission consultation, renewable energy
lobby group Solar Citizens says ensuring all new homes in the state are fully
electric is one of the most effective ways to cut emissions.
The other, the group says, would be to introduce state-based incentives to
drive the uptake of rooftop solar and battery storage by large commercial and
industrial businesses.
Currently, solar and battery uptake in the state is subsidised only for
households and small businesses – and only through the national SRES, including
the Albanese government’s newly launched Cheaper Home Batteries program.
The NSW government’s Peak Demand Reduction Scheme no longer provides
state-based rebates for home battery installation, but offers a
certificate-based discount of a further to $1,500 to batteries that connect to
a virtual power plant.
Solar Citizens is certainly not alone in calling on the Minns government to
invest more in supporting consumers and industry to invest in renewable energy
and cut their dependence on fossil fuels – starting with gas in homes.
Back in 2023, when Victoria first announced it would ban gas network
connections in most new-build homes in the state, NSW premier Chris Minns made
comments suggesting such a ban was not on his government’s agenda, any time
soon.
But almost two years later, it is hoped that a renewed push to electrification
– and the City of Sydney’s decision just last month to implement a ban on
indoor gas appliances in new residential developments – might elicit a policy
rethink."
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
