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New Canberra homes connecting to gas despite looming ban, leaving owners facing large electricity-conversion costs

Canberra households are being encouraged to electrify before the city's gas supplies switch off. (Supplied: ACT government)

Most new homes being built in Canberra are connecting to the city's gas supply, despite plans to switch the network off within two decades.

The ACT government announced in August it would ban new gas connections this year, under its plan to ditch fossil fuels by 2045.

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