Grids for instagram 4.911/30/2023 ![]() Christine Baker, Rosanna Government painting state into a dangerous corner It seems the announcement about the move from gas to electricity is a good distraction from other concerns the Andrews government is currently facing. Are we going to experience an energy crisis? Equal consideration must be given to ensuring we have adequate supply so the community will not be inconvenienced. However, the proposed State Electricity Commission, which is intended to speed up Victoria’s transition to renewable energy, is unlikely to be operating by January1. There is no dispute about moving away from gas installations for new homes. Laurie Comerford, Chelsea The right move – but also politically expedient ![]() Sadly the lust for profits by the fossil fuel industry has been around for longer and has proved stronger until now. The science behind this need has been around for well over 50 years. It is certainly not a “kneejerk reaction”. Unlike your correspondent (Letters, 30/7), I support the decision to ban gas installations to new homes – one which has been ridiculously delayed by political pressures. Geoff Oliver, East Malvern A well thought out decision backed by science Many businesses in the supply chain (eg, manufacturers, technicians, tradesmen) have been given less than six months’ notice and they will face a significant loss of market. Andrew Rothfield, Northcote Pity the poor businesses that will be hit hardīanning gas connections to new homes from Janumay be good climate policy but it is being poorly implemented. Third, our solar panels generate a little more than 6 MWh a year, but a lot of this is generated when we do not need electricity domestically. Second, it almost exclusively occurs in the early morning and the evening when the heating is operating. First, almost all of our electricity consumption is in winter. However, if you multiply our experience by the 2million-plus homes in Victoria, I can foresee some significant issues for the future grid. Moving from gas to electricity is the right move. ![]() Most of it came directly from our 21 solar panels or two storage batteries. We were almost completely self-sufficient in electricity from January through March, importing very little from the grid. However, electricity that we bought from the grid for this heating was 2.4 times cheaper than what we spent on equivalent gas in prior years, mainly due to the high efficiency of our new heat pump. There was a significant increase in our monthly usage from May when the hydronic heating kicked in. ![]()
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