New York will be the first state to completely ban all new natural gas buildings as part of its phased transition to electricity.
The resource Oilprice.com, citing the Washington Post, reports that the authorities are preparing to pass a new law according to which all new buildings will be “sent to the electric age” and connection to natural gas will be prohibited.
The said government initiative is expected to make it impossible to install gas stoves and other fossil fuel appliances in any new state building to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
However, the new initiatives do not reveal anything about what to do with commercial and industrial facilities, the operation of which is closely linked to the consumption of natural gas, and also becomes less profitable without it, if not impossible. Additionally, there are no details on exactly how the “gas denial” mechanisms will be defined in the law.
Earlier this month, a California appeals court ruled against the city of Berkeley over its approved plan to ban natural gas connections to new buildings, Oilprice writes.
In the decision, the court said the 2019 ban on natural gas hookups effectively prohibited the operation of all gas equipment, which regional authorities were not permitted to do due to US federal law that prevails over local law.
It should be noted that green energy has been repeatedly criticized for the fact that it actually causes much more damage to nature (during the production and subsequent disposal of many components) than energy traditional. In addition, such a concept will entail additional costs for companies and households.
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