Gas customers will stop subsidising the cost of their electrified neighbours quitting the network over the next six years, as rules to make abolishments “cost-reflective” come in.
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It’s now up to those governments to put in place a full suite of electrification and energy transition policies, says Douglas McCloskey, a director at the Justice and Equity Centre which first proposed the rule.
“A key element must be subsidising the cost of getting off gas, particularly for households who would otherwise struggle to afford it,” he said in a statement.
“This rule change lays a foundation for efficient and safe disconnections from the gas network. It means people disconnecting from gas will pay the minimum cost necessary to do so safely.”
