The Victorian Government’s gas ban for new homes ignores the fundamentals of the energy system transformation to net zero including the importance of gas as a partner to renewables in reliable electricity generation.
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) today said the Government’s policy shifts the burden on to consumers, pushing households on to an already strained coal-based electricity grid and ignoring the urgent need for new local gas supply to reduce emissions and put downward pressure on prices.
APPEA Chief Executive Samantha McCulloch said: “With more than 60% of Victoria’s electricity coming from coal, the focus should be on reducing emissions from the power sector, through renewable energy and firming gas power deployment, before adding to power demand.
