Seth Wenig/AP PhotoĪlthough stoves and furnaces would use electricity generated partly from burning natural gas and other fossil fuels, backers say the change would boost momentum ahead of the legislation's deadline. Above, a view of the New York City skyline, with the Empire State Building in the center, is seen from One World Trade, in New York, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Most New York City construction projects will have to use power sources other than gas or oil in a few years after the City Council passed new legislation Wednesday restricting the use of natural gas, pending Mayor Bill de Blasio's expected signature. A transition from majority natural gas power to something more sustainable would support a statewide requirement for utilities to get 70 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2030, compared to about 30 percent now.įormer Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act into law in 2019, a measure that also requires the state to whittle down greenhouse gas emissions to 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The heating, cooling and powering of buildings in the sizable city accounts for almost 70 percent of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gas emissions. Hospitals, commercial kitchens and some other types of facilities will not be required to follow the rule. Some smaller buildings may be subject to the restriction as early as 2024.
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The legislation will require most construction projects submitted for approval after 2027 to forgo natural gas in favor of electricity or other more climate-friendly sources for heating, hot water and cooking. Once signed, the measure will enact for the country's most populous city a climate-change policy that is both encouraged and decried across the U.S. Most New York City construction projects will have to use power sources other than gas or oil in a few years after the City Council passed new legislation Wednesday restricting the use of natural gas, pending Mayor Bill de Blasio's expected signature, CNBC reported.