“Induction is super efficient, it’s easier to clean. You have more control over the cooking,” he said. Electric dials provide more accurate information about the temperature of the stove he said. “There’s just no negative.”

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The stoush over the future of gas in Sydney – where both Mangan and Perry have restaurants – has been boiling for years.

Waverley Council implemented new planning rules that would rule out gas in favour of electric stoves, heaters and cooktops in new residential buildings last year, while Parramatta Council rolled out the changes in all new buildings in its city centre in 2011. That council will consider broadening the new rules across non-residential buildings within its area.

Bayside and Randwick councils are also considering similar changes. But not all councils are on board.

In Fairfield, mayor Frank Carbone said any gas ban didn’t take into consideration cost of living pressures on residents and businesses.

“We believe that our residents should be allowed to choose their preferred energy solution,” Carbone said.

Other states and territories have implemented bans, including the ACT and more recently Victoria.

But the NSW government remains firm it will not implement a statewide ban.

“Premier Chris Minns has made clear NSW will not be following Victoria’s lead,” a statement from NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe’s office said. “Climate emissions from gas in Victoria are double that in NSW. About seven per cent of NSW emissions come from producing and using gas. In Victoria, it is 18 per cent.

“Electric appliances can often be cheaper for consumers in the long run, so the NSW government is not discouraging consumers from going electric, if that is the best choice for them.”

The government’s lack of action has been criticised by environmental groups. Dr Brad Smith, Nature Conservation Council policy and advocacy director, said pressure was mounting on the NSW government to follow other jurisdictions.

“Every new home connected to gas locks in decades of guaranteed profits for gas companies and locks in decades of costs and climate pollution for the rest of us,” he said.

“Stopping new connections is the obvious first step ... so they should just get on with it and ban new gas connections.”

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