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"Even as the debate about energy and climate heads ‘back to the future,’ the
economic fundamentals have shifted for households, and reality is about to
start catching up.
If you want to save money on energy bills in 2025, there’s a straightforward
answer. You can unsubscribe from fossil fuels, and switch to all-electric
appliances and vehicles.
Rewiring Australia’s latest research found that the average home that switches
from gas appliances and petrol cars to all-electric options saves about $4,100
a year, including the upfront and finance costs.
Gas pollutes our planet, and the air in our homes. Top chefs, doctors and
climate scientists are encouraging us to ditch gas in our homes because of its
effect on our health and the climate. And it makes sense why. A 2018 study
found that gas cooking was responsible for 12 per cent of Australia’s childhood
asthma burden.
That might be why Australians are starting to seek out cleaner and better
induction cooktops. Google Trends shows that although Australians searched for
“gas cooktops” and “induction cooktops” in equal numbers until about 2021, in
the last five years there are twice as many people looking for induction
cooktops.
Across Australia, households are already heading for the exit when it comes to
gas."
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
