The analysis on the contribution of temperature control to a home’s budget highlights the importance of a secure #thermalenvelope. #insulation and #draughtproofing are critical for #energyefficiency. #sustainability #thermalinsulation
There has been a lot of commentary on VIC's decision to exclude #gas cooktops from their household #electrification regulatory impact statement. However, gas cooktops were always a lower priority. 🔥 Gas hot water and heating systems represent 98% of residential gas use in Victoria today and are therefore the right appliances to prioritise. They also make up the totality of financial savings associated with electrification, provided that gas cooktops are powered by bottled gas and do not stop households from disconnecting from gas networks. 🍳 There are several large differences between gas cooktops and other gas-based appliances. Gas cooktops consume very little gas, they are less financially attractive to shift to electricity and they can be powered by bottled gas. 💰 Our research shows that if gas heating and water heating appliances were required to be replaced with efficient electric alternatives at their end of life, the average Victorian home could save $1,200 a year on their energy bills. The additional benefit of electrifying gas cooktops is to avoid the annual fixed charge that consumers pay to maintain a gas connection. 🏥 Increasingly, consumers are also choosing to switch away from gas cooktops for health reasons, with 12% of childhood asthma in Australia attributed to exposure to gas cooktops.