Rewiring Australia: “households who switch to an electric car, solar and electric appliances could save more than $4,000 a year, even when including upfront costs” 

Check out Rewiring Australia’s 2025 Report on electrification savings: “The electrification of homes and vehicles can now deliver both cost of living savings and emissions reductions simultaneously – a win-win. This includes the upfront costs, and total costs of bills and financing over 15 years.”

“Rapid household electrification should not be seen as a cost of solving climate change, but rather as a nation-building investment opportunity to deliver lower bills, lower emissions and improve national energy productivity.”

A Domain report states sustainability features such as solar panels and rain water tanks can increase home selling price by $100,000 or more.

Homes with solar panels also sell more quickly.

Certified Macarthur genius, Saul Griffiths from Rewiring Australia has proposed that people should be able to switch to fully electric homes on a HECS style scheme.

This would reduce household costs over $4000 a year with an EV, radically reducing pollution and  emissions, and allowing an orderly transition away from gas.

Vulnerable households would be able to benefit from more comfortable, affordable homes, and the taxpayer would reap savings in avoided gas infrastructure build out and reduced health costs.

Check out Solar Victoria’s comprehensive guide to planning your solar system, including sizing, usage patterns and getting expert trusted installers.

Interested in efficient electric heat pump hot water but not sure where to start?
Watch our recent hot water webinar with Tim Johnston from Powrhouse (nearly 1000 installs), Electrify Yarra and Electrify Boroondara.

• Check out Powrhouse’s website for many detailed articles, product reviews and more
• Only got five minutes? Check out our event blog here
• You can save $400 – $600 per year compared to gas
• Out of pocket costs for a good quality unit: around $2000 or below – think Aquatech, or Apricus for a little more
• For a $2000 install, savings would be around $6000 in ten years – 11% – better than the stock market!

Induction cooking is safer for your family
University of Queensland research found that gas cooking is causally implicated in 12% of childhood asthma – this was further publicised through a Climate Council report. Asthma Australia is informing parents about the risks of gas cooking. A US meta study found that gas cooking accounts for 12.7% of childhood asthma.

Gas appliances are associated with elevated CO, NO2 and PM2.5 levels
Elevated short term CO levels are associated with increased cardiac disease according to the EPA: “a causal relationship is likely to exist between relevant short-term exposures to CO and cardiovascular morbidity.” (p. 5-48) Gas heaters need regular maintenance to reduce carbon monoxide leaks. Gas cooking has also been linked to cardiovascular impacts through long-term low level CO exposures. The EPA states that long-term NO2 exposure is associated with “cardiovascular effects, diabetes, poorer birth outcomes, premature mortality, and cancer.”

A RMI review found that gas stoves were associated with levels of nitrous dioxide (NO2) well above outdoor standards, including when the stove was not being used.

RMI found that elevated NO2 levels from gas cooking are associated with cardiac and respiratory health impacts including asthma, and learning difficulties, and the effects of gas cooking impacted children more due higher breathing rates, higher lung surface to body weight ratios, and immature respiratory and immune systems.