Eventually it will, when a renter won’t rent a property if it has gas hot water because its $1000/month to turn it on.

I agree they are uniquely insulated from the effects though, especially in this entirely broken rental market.

Usually these sorts of things have a carrot and stick approach.

The carrot is usually a trade-up program offering rebates on a new/replacement model.

The stick is gas prices - you just turn the dial up until its too hot to bear (pun intended).

Great post, we have a neighbour with a wood heater that makes the most horrible choking smoke, we’ve reported to council so many times but all they do is send warnings and nothing ever happens. Meanwhile my kid is coughing his lungs up every time it’s going.