Electrification: actually decommission gas service

Distinguish account closure, meter removal, service abandonment and safe decommissioning of piping/appliances.

VERT / GREEN

Inventory appliances, meter, regulator and piping before conversion.

JAUNE / YELLOW

Closing a gas account does not mean the service, meter and piping are physically decommissioned.

ROUGE / RED

Any gas alteration/capping or appliance removal must follow utility and qualified-professional requirements; gas odour is an emergency.

System triage

All appliances converting to electric
Plan meter, piping and appliance sequence with utility and contractor. Account closed but meter remains
Explicitly confirm physical service status with the utility. Pipe must be cut/capped
Gas work by the required professional; do not improvise capping. Decommission record obtained
Archive utility and gas-work evidence with My Home.

What the professional checks

The utility confirms its service/meter status; the qualified gas contractor safely decommissions appliances and piping under applicable rules.

Official sources

Vérifié / checked: 2026-08-23

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