Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year.
Savings from not requiring gas pipes, appliances and gas supply infrastructure help to offset the costs of highly efficient electric appliances.
The government’s announcement of $10 million for Residential Electrification Grants should help with some of these costs while the industry adjusts.
Some components of efficient electric products, such as hot water storage tanks, are made locally.
While the benefits are clear for new homes, the changes may increase gas costs and energy poverty for residents of existing housing who don’t shift to efficient electric solutions.
Consumer education and modifications to appliances and buildings may be needed to increase acceptance and avoid backlash.
Induction hobs are amazing. Much faster than gas at boiling water, and an equal response to changing temperature. Lower quality induction jobs and cookware will have hot spots though.
What we need is a kick arse list of cheapest to most expensive but in an order of quality/price ratio.
I have no idea if this is true, but apparently the IKEA induction cooktops are very good bang for buck and might be made by Bosch. I am thinking of switching everything to electric, especially now that I have solar, so I’ll be looking into this claim in the next few weeks.
I have the cheapest ikea one. It’s OK, has some flaws.
Definitely usable though.
I have an ikea one. Made by WhirlPool. You can find the manufacturer if you go to the support page for the product. I got a mid range ikea hob, and their 365 frying pan. The frying pan has the best Teflon, but the metal is pretty thin, so there is definitely hot spots. Just something to consider
