Efforts to accelerate residential electrification in New South Wales should focus on implementing minimum efficiency standards for rental properties, phasing out inefficient appliance installations, and providing support for hard-to-upgrade households. By broadening policies to target electrification for renters and hard-to-upgrade dwellings while phasing out inefficient appliances, NSW can achieve significant consumer benefits and avoid negative impacts on electricity system reliability. The state's Gas Decarbonisation Roadmap and Energy Security Safeguard reforms present opportunities to support a balanced uptake of electrification and energy efficiency, with Victoria's experience showing significant consumer interest and a decline in residential gas consumption. Strategies like flexible electrification of hot water, particularly with heat pump systems, can help reduce residential gas consumption and electricity demand, while efficient electric appliances have lower running costs than gas appliances.