Getting your whole house off gas, in the right order
All-electric homes save around $1,000 a year, and about $2,200 a year with solar on the roof. The catch is that doing it appliance by appliance, whenever something breaks, costs more and misses rebates.
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Four things burn gas in a typical home
Heating, hot water, cooking, and whatever is left over. Knock those out and the gas connection has no reason to exist, which means the daily supply charge goes too.
Most people do this over several years without meaning to. The heater dies, so they replace the heater. Then the hot water goes. Each job gets priced on its own, and each one misses the savings that come from doing them together.
What has to change, and what it is worth
Heating & cooling
Up to 43% of your energy bills. Reverse cycle replaces ducted gas and cools in summer as well. Running costs drop up to 40% on high-efficiency systems.
Hot water
A heat pump cuts hot water running costs sharply against electric storage. The VEU discount takes up to $630 off the install, and the Solar Homes rebate can stack on top.
Cooking
About 5% of the bill, but usually the appliance keeping the gas connection alive. Induction is faster and takes combustion out of your kitchen.
Powering your home
Solar covers the daytime load, a battery carries it into the evening. Solar Victoria gives a $1,400 rebate plus a $1,400 interest-free loan, and the federal battery discount is around 30%.
Order matters more than people expect
Rebate programs have eligibility rules about what you are replacing. Swap an appliance out at the wrong time and you can knock yourself out of a rebate you would otherwise have got.
Sizing matters too. Put solar on before you know your electrified load and you will usually undersize the system, then pay again to add panels later.
We map the sequence first, then book the work around it. No charge for the plan.
- Which appliance to replace first
- What each step is worth in rebates
- Solar and battery sizing for the finished load
- When the gas connection can actually go
How we run it
- 01
Site visit
We look at what you have, your switchboard capacity and your roof.
- 02
The plan
A sequence with rebate amounts attached to each step, costed.
- 03
The work
Our own accredited installers, one trade coordinating the next.
- 04
Disconnection
Once the last gas appliance is out, we arrange to have the connection removed.
Start with the plan, not the quote
Tell us what you have now and we will map the order to do it in, with the rebate attached to each step.
Still have questions?
No, and most people do not. The point of the plan is that each step still qualifies for its rebate when you get to it, rather than finding out too late that it does not.
Around $1,000 a year on a new all-electric home, rising to about $2,200 a year with solar.
Often it needs an upgrade, particularly in older Melbourne homes. We check capacity on the site visit so it is in the plan and the price, not a surprise halfway through.
Once the last gas appliance is gone, the connection can be removed and the daily supply charge stops. We arrange that for you.
No. The site visit and the plan are free. You are under no obligation to book any of the work with us afterwards.
Who we answer to
Elite is an approved seller under the New Energy Tech Consumer Code and an accredited Solar Victoria retailer.
