'If passed, the NY HEAT Act could be a game-changer.'
initiatives like the transition to all-electric new buildings. However, we must also call out a glaring omission, the failure to include the NY HEAT Act. This absence threatens to stall progress on decarbonization and negatively impact consumer pocketbooks.
Many believe that opposition from Assembly leadership and the fossil fuel industry make inclusion of the NY Heat Act a challenging fight. But Governor Hochul wasn’t elected to just do what’s easy. She was chosen to fight for what’s right for New York, especially when that fight is politically difficult.
As New York continues to invest in clean energy sources to advance the CLCPA’s nationally recognized climate regulations, gas infrastructure will become obsolete. Every added gas hookup will become a stranded asset. Instead of connecting our homes to gas hookups destined for retrofits in ten years, New York should invest in building all-electric homes that meet the irrefutable gold standard for health and efficiency.
New York must lead the nation and stand up to gas industry fear-mongering meant to further their bottom line at the expense of consumer health and energy costs. Historically, New York has taken up similar fights and won. In 1960, New York became the first state to ban lead paint, another poisonous household staple. In 2019, New York City passed Local Law 97, requiring buildings over 25,000 square feet to meet new energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards by 2024.
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