The Victorian government has drawn a line in the sand on the household use of natural gas in the biggest gas-consuming state in the country, but the state’s big gas problem hasn’t gone away.
The outright ban on connections for new houses as of January 1, 2024 effectively means the state, which accounts for more than 60 per cent of household gas use across the country, has passed “peak gas” in terms of demand: household consumption of the fuel is heading only one way.
