Things went the other way in Australia - a large number of homes in the south-east connected to reticulated natural gas for hot water and central heating becaus

Things went the other way in Australia - a large number of homes in the south-east connected to reticulated natural gas for hot water and central heating because it was significantly cheaper than electricity, but now that LNG export terminals have come online the gas price has risen closer to the international market price. It's now significantly cheaper to run reverse-cycle electric heating, especially overnight with time-of-use electricity charging.