Shifting from gas to electric heating could save Victorians more than $2,000 a year, research finds

Modelling released by not-for-profit organisations Renew and Environment Australia shows using reverse-cycle heating instead of gas could save hundreds a year. Photograph: Xu Wu/Getty Images

What if reducing your energy bill and cutting your home’s climate impact was as simple as using a different appliance?

More than a quarter of Victorian households with both gas ducted heating and reverse-cycle air conditioners could start saving money immediately by using their split systems for heating instead of gas.