Residents in Regional Town Forced to Use Gas Bottles as Network Faces Decommissioning Residents in Albany, Western Australia, are protesting ATCO Australia’s decision to decommission the town’s gas network. ATCO cited high costs for upgrading aging infrastructure as the reason for the shutdown. Approximately 8,000 customers will be required to transition to bottled gas over the next three years.

• Residents in a regional Western Australia town are protesting ATCO Australia’s decision to decommission the town’s gas network.
• ATCO announced the shutdown of the Albany gas network on January 19, citing high costs for infrastructure upgrades.
• Around 8,000 residential and business customers will need to switch to bottled gas over three years, starting in the second half of 2026.
• The Albany Gas Distribution System consists of approximately 160 kilometers of pipelines.