New homes built in Victoria will no longer have to be connected to gas, as the state government plans to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and drive down the cost of living.
dump the requirement for gas to always be plumbed into new homes
However, the Brunswick MP took issue with the timing of the plan which does not phase out incentives for residential gas until 2023. “We welcome the fact that the government will no longer force millions of Victorians to use gas and provide greater support for people to shift to all-electric homes to do so – but that really is just the bare minimum,” La Nauze said.
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