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Households can save $4300 a year on their energy bills by ditching gas and petrol and going fully electric reveals Dr Saul Griffith.
Households can save $4300 a year on their energy bills by ditching gas and petrol and going fully electric reveals Dr Saul Griffith.
The findings are part of Rewiring Australia's 2026 Home Energy Savings Report and also reveal the savings can tot up to $3000 even without solar and a battery.
Renters can also save $1800 a year too - all of these savings include the upfront costs of getting an EV and switching gas appliances (cooking, heating, hot water) to efficient electric ones.
Read the full Home Energy Savings Report 2026 here.
Electrifying our homes and cars is the recipe to cut emissions and save money for Australian homes. Let's build an abundant electric future for Australia.
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“Every day, about 3,000 Australians replace a gas appliance in their home. Another 3,500 buy a new car. In order to lower energy bills, cut dependence on fossil fuels and help the planet, people should be choosing an electric replacement. We’re already seeing communities across the country lead the way on electric upgrades, but governments need to be delivering the plans and policies that will get that done for everyone,” Rewiring Australia CEO Francis Vierboom said.
With support from the Australian Government, a delegation of grassroots young community leaders will take Australia's experience of getting off fossil fuels to the international stage at COP31 next week. The delegation, supported by Rewiring Australia, brings together young, regional and community energy leaders working on everything from helping First Nations communities move away from petrol-powered transport to making rooftop solar and household electrification more accessible.
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Analysis of new disconnection data by Rewiring Australia reveals Victorians are shifting away from gas in record numbers, with usage halving in Rochester and declining by more than a third in Ararat amidst significant reductions in Melbourne’s outer suburbs and growth corridors.