Democrats in Albany are poised to ban natural-gas hookups in new buildings. A recent poll found a slight majority of New Yorkers oppose the idea.
The measure is on track to be added to the state’s coming budget, which is due to be completed this week. Democratic Gov.
Kathy Hochul in January pitched an all-electric building mandate in her spending plan, and both chambers of the Democratic-controlled State Legislature included similar proposals in their respective budget outlines. One of the legislation’s most noticeable effects would be an end to gas stoves in new homes, along with other gas-powered appliances such as water heaters, furnaces and clothes dryers.
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