NSW won’t ban gas in new homes as premier declares ‘I don’t need another complication’

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NSW won’t ban gas in new homes as premier declares ‘I don’t need another complication’
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Chris Minns rules out following Victoria in banning new gas connections, saying state has enough serious energy challenges

Homes in New South Wales will continue being built with gas connections after the premier, Chris Minns, ruled out aThe definitive comments came after the state’s energy minister, Penny Sharpe, on Sunday refused to rule out the possibility of the state following Victoria.

Speaking on 2GB radio on Monday morning, the premier said there were serious energy challenges for NSW and he would not further complicate them by banning gas in new homes.“The challenges in energy are serious in NSW,” he said. “We’ve also got baseload power that’s coming off in the next few years and not enough renewables coming into the system. I don’t need another complication or another policy change when the challenges ahead of us are so serious.

Minns said the move away from gas connections in new homes in NSW was “largely led by economics” – insisting there were “significant savings” to be had in fully electric homes.

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