Democrats leading the New York City Council voted Wednesday to ban new construction buildings from having natural gas hookups.
The bill, which will now make its way to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s desk for signature, bans fossil fuels in any new construction building.
As reported by The Federalist, it passed 40 to 7 and would go into effect in 2023 for buildings under seven stories. All buildings would have to abide by the law by 2027.
New construction buildings would have to use energy sources other than oil or natural gas for heating, cooking and water, meaning they’d likely use electricity instead.
“New York City took a ‘historic step’ in further punishing its citizens by restricting energy, creating shortages, and promoting price spikes,” Marc Morano, a former senior staffer on the Senate environment and public works committee, told The Federalist. “After two years of COVID-19 lockdowns, it appears the city government has still not reached the limit to how much it is willing to destroy the lives of New Yorkers.”
Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel, who sponsored the measure, said that there would be “some exceptions where electrification might not yet be a feasible substitute,” which would include things like commercial kitchens, hospitals, laboratories, and crematoriums.
Joe Borrelli, the Republican minority leader of the city council who voted against the bill, said the measure would not allow the city to meet its electricity demands.
“To think about how problematic this bill is, nearly every single building in the city of New York would not be able to comply,” he said. “Natural gas has made our city air quality cleaner than it ever was, and abandoning it when our electrical grid can’t sustain this proposal is going to be a real issue.”
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It’s going to be quite a quandry for New Yorkers, heat yout home, cook your food, turn on the lights, charge your celphones, ‘fill’ your car up with electricity @ Harris, which is it to be? Considering the electric grid, closing of power plants and not approving new ones, these may be your choices, a replay of “What Did You Do When the Lights Went Out?”, only on a weekly or even daily schedule.
The NYC Council is made up of obtuse woodenheads, Why does this “council” even exist?
HOPE the gas providers say “FINE. THEN NO GAS will be delivered to ANY AREA OF NY!”
Wow! Are these people out of their minds or what? If these so council “energy experts” think for one minute that “renewable” energy is going to be the end all solution and is going to replace fossil fuels, they have *&$@ for brains. Where is the energy to heat and cool those new building going to come from? Is New York going to install wind turbines and solar cells that will necessitate dedicating a lot of acres of property to provide that energy. Don’t make me laugh! That energy will be provided from other states, you know, “not in my back yard”! Oh, and then what happens if there is another power crisis like Texas had this years, what will they do. Natural gas is far more efficient to use that wind and/or solar. That is what heats my home to tune of $45 to $75/mo during the winter months. My heater is 96% efficient, and I also have a gas range and water heater.
Especially after we saw the UTTER DEBACLE OF wind/Solar, and how LITTLE OF texas still had power, after that big freeze early this year….
A liberal mayor deciding how people should heat their homes, cook their food, etc.
What could possibly go wrong?
I hope they get no more new buildings.
I’d love it, if the gas companies, just said “FINE.. WE will stop providing ANY GAS to NY, period..” THEN FLIPS the switch to make that happen!