Why electrify

Why Electrify Your Home - the Costs, Savings & Benefits

Let’s be honest: most households aren’t going to rip out perfectly good appliances tomorrow. If your gas cooker or heater still works, it’s natural to keep using it.

But here’s the shift we’re asking you to think about: Next time something needs replacing, choose electric. One appliance at a time. No pressure to do it all at once.

Why Electrify Your Home - the Costs, Savings & Benefits

Let’s be honest: most households aren’t going to rip out perfectly good appliances tomorrow.

If your gas cooker or heater still works, it’s natural to keep using it.
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But here’s the shift we’re asking you to think about:
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Next time something needs replacing, choose electric.

One appliance at a time. No pressure to do it all at once.

How much money can you save by going all-electric?

Electrifying your home isn’t just about the future - it can make a real difference to your bills. Why?

Because electric appliances are far more efficient and when you pair them with solar, your energy gets even cheaper.

Our research has shown that an electrified home will spend $4,100 less per year on average than a home with gas appliances and petrol vehicles. Read more in our report 'The Electrification Tipping Point' (May 2025).

Here’s what the savings can look like in practice:

Heating/cooling
Switching from gas to reverse-cycle air conditioning can save about
$530
Per year
Heat Pump Hot Water
Heat pump systems are incredibly efficient compared to gas and can save
$250 - $400
Per year
Induction Cooktop
Electric cooking saves modestly on its own, but if it’s your last gas appliance you can avoid gas supply charges of
$270
Per year
Transport
Electric vehicles cost less to service and maintain and don't need petrol or oil changes, saving up to
$2,500
Per year
Total Savings
A fully electrified home with solar and battery can save around
$2,300
Per year

FAQs

Answers to the questions people ask most about electrifying their home.

Is gas cooking safe?

Gas appliances - especially in the kitchen - release pollutants into your home.

Switching to electric means:
• No indoor gas pollution
• Better air quality
• A safer home for your family

How electrifying your home reduces emissions in Australia

Most of Australia’s emissions come from burning fossil fuels for energy - things like cars, heaters, hot water systems and stoves.

A big chunk of that comes from our homes.

The good news? We can do something about it.

By switching to efficient electric appliances and powering them with clean electricity, households can dramatically cut their emissions.

What does it cost to electrify your home?

There’s no point sugar-coating it: electrifying your home can cost money upfront.

There are rebates and subsidies available, but they don’t always cover everything.

That’s why the goal isn’t to do it all today. When it dies, electrify!

Do you have to electrify everything at once?

You don’t need a full renovation plan.

Just keep this in mind:
• When your gas cooker breaks → consider induction
• When your hot water system goes → look at a heat pump system
• When your car needs replacing → think electric

Each step:
• Lowers your bills
• Reduces your household emissions
• Moves you off expensive and volatile fossil fuels

And when millions of households do the same thing?

That’s how real change happens.

Is electrifying your home worth it?

You don’t need a full renovation plan.

Electrifying your home is:
• Cheaper to run over time
• Better for your health
• Essential for cutting emissions

You don’t have to do everything at once.

Just start with the next decision.

Check out our savings calculator to see how much you could save by going electric.

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Frequently asked questions

Is gas cooking safe?

Gas appliances - especially in the kitchen - release pollutants into your home.
‍

Switching to electric means:

  • No indoor gas pollution
  • Better air quality
  • A safer home for your family
How electrifying your home reduces emissions in Australia

Most of Australia’s emissions come from burning fossil fuels for energy - things like cars, heaters, hot water systems and stoves.

‍
A big chunk of that comes from our homes.

‍
The good news? We can do something about it.

‍
By switching to efficient electric appliances and powering them with clean electricity, households can dramatically cut their emissions.

What does it cost to electrify your home?

There’s no point sugar-coating it: electrifying your home can cost money upfront.

‍
There are rebates and subsidies available, but they don’t always cover everything.

‍
That’s why the goal isn’t to do it all today. When it dies, electrify!

Do you have to electrify everything at once?

You don’t need a full renovation plan.

‍
Just keep this in mind:

  • When your gas cooker breaks → consider induction
  • When your hot water system goes → look at a heat pump system
  • When your car needs replacing → think electric

Each step:

  • Lowers your bills
  • Reduces your household emissions
  • Moves you off expensive and volatile fossil fuels

‍
And when millions of households do the same thing?

That’s how real change happens.

Is electrifying your home worth it?

You don’t need a full renovation plan.

‍
Electrifying your home is:

  • Cheaper to run over time
  • Better for your health
  • Essential for cutting emissions

‍
You don’t have to do everything at once.

‍
Just start with the next decision.

‍
Check out our savings calculator to see how much you could save by going electric.