Getting your home off gas
Most homes move off gas one appliance at a time, often when something needs replacing. These guides explain what to change first, what it may cost, and how to plan the work so you avoid unnecessary repeat visits.
5 guides
Guides for this upgrade
Start with the guide that matches what you're dealing with now. Each one stands on its own, with links to related topics where they overlap.
Getting off gas, one appliance at a time
The sequence that avoids paying two connection fees and a second electrician visit, and what the gas disconnection really involves.
Your hot water just died. What now?
What to do today, what your options are, and why heat pump hot water is worth ten minutes before you replace like for like.
The ducted gas heater has finally gone
Repair it, replace it or switch to reverse cycle? What the options really cost, and what your existing ductwork means for the decision.
Why every quote mentions your switchboard
What your switchboard may need before solar, batteries, EV charging or going all electric, and why the same line keeps appearing in quotes.
The right order to upgrade your home
Insulation before heat pump sizing, sealing before ventilation, and solar later than you would think. The dependencies nobody explains before you are quoted.
5 upgrades
What’s involved in going from gas to electric
These are the main upgrades that can be involved in moving a home from gas to electric. You can also use these categories to find businesses that specialise in the work you need.
When you know which upgrade you need, find businesses that specialise in that work and service your area.
Find gas-to-electric specialistsRebates and incentives
What help is available
The Home Energy Rebate Tracker puts the federal, state and territory programs in one place, with the date we last checked each one and a link to the page it came from.
Amounts, eligibility and closing dates change, and some schemes have shut while their old numbers were still printed on the page. Always check the source before you commit to an upgrade.
Up to $1,960
Heat pump hot water
Two Victorian programs stacked together, for owner occupiers swapping a gas unit for a heat pump and choosing a locally made product. Replacing an old electric system instead, the ceiling is up to $2,030.
$5,530
Ducted gas to reverse cycle
For swapping a ducted gas heater for a 22.4 kW reverse cycle system. Your installer claims it and takes it off the price. It is the largest single job incentive we have verified anywhere in the country.
No published figure
Hot water, through the Energy Savings Scheme
There is a real discount here, and the government pages publish no dollar amount because it depends on the unit and the property. Your installer takes it off the quote. We checked four government pages and would rather tell you that than print a number we cannot stand behind.
3% over 10 years
Sustainable Household Scheme
Money lent cheaply rather than money given. Between $2,000 and $20,000 at 3% over up to ten years, no fees and no penalty for paying it out early. Ceiling insulation, hot water heat pumps, electric heating, cooktops, batteries and EV charging are all on the list. Glazing is not.
When you’re ready for help
Find the right help for your next step.
Get a whole-home plan
A home energy assessor can look at your whole home, identify the biggest opportunities and help you work out what to tackle first to make it more comfortable, efficient and cheaper to run.
Find an assessor near youFind the right specialist
Once you know which upgrade you need, find a business that specialises in that type of work and services your area.
Find a specialist near you