00:02Jean-Marx Biller began electrifying his home eight years ago and despite it being a slow transition he hasn't looked
00:10back.
00:11On the power bill you know we probably are 50 to 60 percent cheaper.
00:16The Adelaide resident says his commitment to climate action was the main driver behind the switch but it wasn't without
00:23sacrifice.
00:25I took that money out of my super to put my money where my mouth was.
00:29Energy Consumers Australia wants all homes like Mr Spillers off the gas network by 2050.
00:36If we start now we can make it relatively straightforward in low cost because we can have people replacing their
00:42gas appliances when they die, when they reach end of life.
00:45Its new report shows the change saves South Australians $500 a year on their energy bills and up to $750
00:52annually by 2035.
00:54It says those unable to electrify could see their costs more than quadruple in the next couple of decades.
01:01Our biggest concern is that renters and low income households are going to be the ones left paying unaffordable gas
01:08bills.
01:08Many people fall through the cracks and that is a real shame.
01:12Some advocates want action to make sure that doesn't happen.
01:15We definitely need a plan from the state government about how to orderly transition off the gas network and make
01:21sure that that's going to be fair.
01:24Victoria and the ACT have made moves to begin phasing gas out of new homes.
01:29But South Australia has ruled out anything similar.
01:33The government is saying it remains committed to a fully operational gas network.
01:37We want to have some support system and it's finding a wall that can be weakened.
01:37We want to be able to face that is about it.
01:38Let's move back to mind.
01:39We want to start with the software.
01:40We want to put the software.
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