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

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.

That decision had been flagged years earlier.

However, most property developers have stuck with gas, leaving new home owners facing tens of thousands of dollars in future electricity-conversion costs.

The ACT government says about 80 per cent of new houses, and 30 per cent of new townhouse and apartment complexes, have natural gas connections.

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