Star Ratings Explained
What are Star Ratings?
The star rating on your Ducted Gas Heater helps you compare how much gas your heater is actually using. It’s an indicative guide that outlines the running cost of the heater in terms of annual energy usage. The higher the star rating, the more energy efficient the heater is – meaning bigger annual savings on your running costs. On average, an increase of one star means energy usage savings of approximately 10 percent.
Benefits of heating with natural gas
Gas is a low cost, low carbon and convenient fuel of choice for Australian consumers when it comes to cooking, hot water and winter heating. Gas fired appliances are proven contributors to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and are efficient and responsive.
More than 100,000 km of gas pipelines around Australia meet the needs of 4.5 million customers with exceptional reliability.**
* Energy savings are compared to a standard 3.0 star Ducted Gas Heater. Running Cost Data is based on Australian Standard AS5263.1.6:2016. House Heat Load 0.2MJ/Hr/m3 and 600 Hours of operation (100 days at 6 hours per day). Annual Energy Consumption – as per AGA Star Ratings for Ducted Gas Heating Systems. Gas Price = 3.01 cents per MJ/HR. Savings based on House Floor Area of 220m2 for New Homes built pre 2005#, with 2.4m ceiling. Actual savings may vary due to variations in factors such as fuel costs, house size, thermal insulation and heater usage patterns. # Source: Sustainability Victoria 2024
** Australian Gas Network