(WASHINGTON TIMES) – New York City edged closer Wednesday to becoming the largest U.S. city to ban natural gas hookups in new construction, seeking to set a national net-zero example despite concerns about the impact on energy prices and the electricity grid.
City Council approved a measure that would require new buildings with fewer than seven stories to use power sources other than oil or natural gas – presumably electricity – for heating, water and cooking by the end of 2023. Buildings seven stories or higher would have until July 1, 2027.
“The New York City Council just voted to ban gas usage in new buildings, capping off our historic climate forward agenda for New York City,” Council Speaker Corey Johnson said in a Facebook post. “I’m so proud of our work this term confronting crises with sound action and I look forward to the next Council picking up where we left off.”
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