Victoria [Australia] bans gas rebates and incentives for homes as shift to all-electric gathers pace
Victoria [Australia] bans gas rebates and incentives for homes as shift to all-electric gathers pace
Victoria bans fossil gas companies from offering cash incentives or rebates to households that install major new gas appliances, or connect to the gas network.
I live here. Already swapped out gas entirely with electric.
It's awesome. Induction is so easy to clean too.
Our government also have incentives for solar and hot water
Our only problem here is we have so many anti woke idiots (which tend to be the ute owning crowd) who own multiple bbqs, but still think the moment for power goes out (which they seem to suggest happens on a weekly basis and they don't want to go battery), hot water suddenly goes cold
They're also the same idiots who don't realize that most gas heaters need an electric fan and won't work in an outage.
ute owning
do we even have those anymore? I refuse to call yank tanks utes, they're light trucks.
I call them what they are. 99% of the idiots driving them don't need them.
I used to be a tradie, and the laughable thing, is that most of these idiots complain about everything.
They complain about the petrol costs, when their tools get stolen out of the back of the ute its not their fault, and when they f*** up onsite, they never admit it and often won't take responsibility.
There are legit uses for utes (like plumbers often need them for water tanks or hvac). But, 50% of the people driving them onsite are better off with a van, and I have NEVER seen anyone drive a UTE/truck like a dodge RAM who had ANY legit use for it (they're always the people doing the least work).
The good news is that its only a matter of time until the bigger ones require a special license to drive
Its for the best but fuck am i gonna miss cooking with gas man
I will never, ever understand the cooking with gas meme after using a modern electric oven. Meaning NOT coils.
I generally cook 2 hot meals a day, every day. Occasionally more. I cook a lot, and it's almost entirely on the range in pans.
For cleaning, there's no question. A glass-top range is better, which means electric. Not even debatable. And for MOST home cooks, the time they spend cleaning alone justifies not using gas. Gas ranges are basically always filthy, or else you have to clean them constantly, obsessively, and aggressively with harsh oven cleaner chemicals. A glass top just takes a quick wipe with some surface cleaner. Maybe an occasional scrub with a brush/sponge and barkeeper's friend. Never a huge chore to keep it clean.
For cooking in the oven, electric is also better. This is also not really debated. They're more consistent and controllable, they keep the heat inside the oven where you want it, they preheat faster and more efficiently since they aren't constantly venting some portion of their heat. The really high-end kitchens have long been a gas range with a separate electric oven because it was essentially common knowledge that electric is better for baking.
But even for the range, electric is better. Even a fairly modern ceramic electric is better -- they almost all have "quick boil" or similar 5000W hobs. Those get your pans hot and do it crazy fast. Faster than gas. They also tend to always get you the same heat for the same settings. You're never constantly fiddling with them like you have to with the variability of gas, aside from when learning.
The only, only, only downside of a gas range is you can't char something directly on the flame. Buy a handheld torch or use the broiler, it's really not a big deal. You probably should be doing it under the broiler for consistency anyway.
And induction takes all those electric advantages and just amplifies them.
While I agree with the simplicity of cleaning and quick heating the induction cooktops I've used have had drawbacks.
One had a touch panel control that would switch the whole range off and lock itself it it got wet. I've also yet to see one that does very low temperatures well, they seem to just click on and off thermostat style which isnt what I like for slow cooking.
And at the end of the day it's just a personal thing, I like seeing the flame. The simplicity of it. I like the analogue the controls. I just find it satisfying.
Progress is progress and induction cooking with solar power may be the way of the future, but I don't think its accurate to say there are no drawbacks to making the switch.
I hate cooking on coil, but I cooked some times on good induction. Wish I had access to induction (other than power cuts) on daily basis. Temp control is not as cleat at first, but it's much better once you get it, and can deliver very strong heat but also very weak without fearing that the flame will go out. Oh, and cleaning! Just wipe with wet cloth and its good as new. Other bonus include timers and spill detection.
I currently have a coil stove 😔 but my girlfriend has a glass covered induction stove that i do quite enjoy. Im gonna miss having instantaneous control over the heat but I'll live lol. The cleaning is a huge plus tho
I'm also pro-electric for the betterment of shifting to renewables, etc., but I also understand that people who have been using gas for a long time will need to adjust. Goodonya for being willing to adjust at least! And as someone else here said (kind of) - not all electric units are made equally so you might have to do some research/experimentation to see what works best for ya