In July 2023, the Victorian Government announced that from 1 January 2024, new dwellings, apartment buildings and residential subdivisions requiring a planning permit will only allow connections to all-electric networks, resulting in the exclusion of new gas connections.
Additional information has been made available a spart of the roll out:
Additional information has been made available a spart of the roll out:
What are the key reforms of the Gas Substitution Roadmap – How are the effects?
Rapid electrification for homes and businesses:
o New homes will require a planning permit to be all-electric from 1 January 2024,
o Increased minimum energy efficiency standards for rented homes,
o Expansion of the VEU program to include induction cooktops – we will work with suppliers and retailers of induction cooktops to determine the best way to bring these products into the scheme quickly,
o A regulatory impact statement (RIS) will investigate options to progressively electrify all new residential, and most commercial buildings where appropriate electric appliance options are readily available,
o The same RIS will consider the costs and benefits of requiring existing gas appliances in homes and relevant commercial buildings be replaced with electric appliances when the current appliance reaches end-of-life,
o Mandatory 7-star efficiency standards for new home construction from May 2024,
o All new government buildings to be all-electric, including new schools and hospitals.
Supporting reforms:
o Development of renewable gas sector in Victoria,
o Focus on a responsible and balanced approach to maintaining adequate fossil gas supplies,
o Build industry skills and capacity.
Whilst the exclusion of gas is likely to include only new installations of pool gas heaters where there is not an existing gas connection point, SPASA continues to highlight to government the negative impact to industry and the commercial consequences of such drastic transition measures.
Members are strongly encouraged read The Gas Substitution Roadmap to better understand the roadmap timeline.
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