1,000 signatures reached
To: NSW Premier Chris Minns & Planning Minister Paul Scully
Electrify NSW
We call on you to require that new homes and businesses across NSW are all-electric and free from gas appliances to cut emissions, save households and businesses money and be better for our health.
Choosing the right policies and supporting NSW to be all-electric can make sure NSW households and the wider community benefit from the energy transition.
Choosing the right policies and supporting NSW to be all-electric can make sure NSW households and the wider community benefit from the energy transition.
Why is this important?
Everyone deserves a home that is healthy, safe, affordable — and built for the future.
Across NSW, new homes are being built every day. This should be an opportunity to give people comfort, choice and lower energy bills for decades to come. Instead, everyday people are being locked into outdated gas infrastructure they didn’t choose — determining how their home is powered, how their food is cooked, and how they stay warm in winter.
Right now, the NSW state government continues to allow new buildings to be connected to gas, meaning around 30% of new homes are being built to rely on fossil fuels from day one. This decision shapes people’s lives for years — and it doesn’t have to be this way.
We know there’s a better path forward.
Building all-electric homes is one of the simplest and most effective ways to create healthier households, lower energy bills and cleaner communities. It’s a future that works for people, climate and Country.
All-electric homes mean:
🌱 Healthier homes and healthier communities
Electric homes avoid the harmful air pollution created by burning gas indoors, protecting children and families from respiratory illness and long-term health risks.
Electric homes avoid the harmful air pollution created by burning gas indoors, protecting children and families from respiratory illness and long-term health risks.
💸 Lower energy bills and greater affordability
All-electric buildings are cheaper to run than homes connected to both gas and electricity — delivering ongoing savings during a cost-of-living crisis.
All-electric buildings are cheaper to run than homes connected to both gas and electricity — delivering ongoing savings during a cost-of-living crisis.
🌏 Care for Country and climate
Moving away from gas reduces pollution and emissions, helping protect land, water and communities from worsening bushfires, floods and extreme weather.
Moving away from gas reduces pollution and emissions, helping protect land, water and communities from worsening bushfires, floods and extreme weather.
⚡ A fair and just energy transition
Requiring new buildings to be all-electric ensures construction companies — not everyday people — pay for modern electrical infrastructure at the point of build. This prevents costly retrofits later and ensures everyone can benefit from the clean energy transition, not just those who can afford it.
Requiring new buildings to be all-electric ensures construction companies — not everyday people — pay for modern electrical infrastructure at the point of build. This prevents costly retrofits later and ensures everyone can benefit from the clean energy transition, not just those who can afford it.
When we build all-electric from the start, we make the right choice the easy choice. We future-proof our homes, reduce long-term costs, and ensure no one is left behind.
Together, we can choose homes that support our health, protect Country, and set communities up to thrive — now and for generations to come.
How it will be delivered
The NSW state government requires 20,000 signatures to be debated in Parliament. Help us reach 20,000 before the next NSW election in March 2027.