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Phase-out of Greenhouse-Intensive Water Heaters – Ministerial Council on Energy

On 10 December 2010 the Ministerial Council on Energy agreed to phase-out Greenhouse-Intensive Water Heaters in class 1 buildings (eg houses) through prohibiting the installation of electric water heaters in existing Australian homes. The phase-out will apply to all states and territories except Tasmania and will be implemented in two stages; the first stage will commence in 2010, and the second stage will commence in 2012. A separate RIS was prepared and agreed to by the Building Ministers Forum in 2009 for the phase-out of Greenhouse-Intensive Water Heaters in new homes. The OBPR assessed the Decision RIS as adequate.