Want to get off gas but not sure where to start? Here are some tips
Jenny Edwards doesn’t mince words on the topic of using gas in the home. “Let it go, that’s my view,” he told ABC RN’s Life Matters. For a decade Ms Edwards, director of sustainability and regulatory affairs at the Australian Property Council, has been helping Canberra households – most of which have gas heating, hot water and cooking – to do just that. “There really is a myth – we all sell the idea of gas and so it takes up a lot of time in Canberra and Victoria in particular,” he said. But he argues that households can switch from gas to electricity “and be just as comfortable – even more comfortable – and have more money in your pocket”. Ms Edwards offers advice for homeowners and renters to reduce their gas use and, as energy prices soar across the country, save money as well. ‘Has plans to switch’ Getting off the gas means removing smoke and fire from your home, says Ms Edwards. And gas also “contributes to the moisture content in your home … and of course there are impacts of c