Ginninderry has been designed to reduce ongoing energy costs to residents, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce peak electricity demand on the grid.
To achieve this, Ginninderry has designed its suburbs to be all-electric. Through Ginninderry’s Housing Development Requirements, all homes are required to have Solar Panels, Home Energy Management Systems, electric hot water systems (solar or heat pump) and electrical air conditioning systems (if required). Whilst a gas connection has not been provided to your block, a bottled gas supply may be an alternative if you still wish to install gas cooking or other gas appliances (e.g. BBQ) within your home. Before considering gas cooking, you are also encouraged to consider induction cooktops as an alternative that can provide for an equal, if not better, substitute over conventional gas cooktops.
Compared with gas cooktops, induction cooktops are far more energy efficient, cook more quickly and are easier to keep clean. They also allow for finely tuned temperature settings and cooking control. For this reason, induction cooktops are often the preferred means of cooking of many professional chefs. We encourage you to watch an induction cooking demonstration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ytSh5TM9M