New York is now the first state to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in most new buildings.
"I want to be very clear. I know people love to misinterpret this, but people with existing gas stoves, you're welcome to keep them," Hochul told reporters Tuesday, before lawmakers began voting on the budget.
The new construction mandate avoids — at least for now — the more politically fraught issue of replacing existing fossil fuel equipment. But critics say it will add costs to new construction and put more strain on the electrical grid, while still limiting options for buyers of newly constructed homes.
There are number of exemptions, such as for emergency backup power and for commercial food establishments, laboratories and car washes. "In some ways, this is the technological low-hanging fruit," said Liz Moran of Earthjustice."One of the easy things for the state to do is to ensure that we aren't locking ourselves into more dependance on fossil fuels."
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