Tell Albany
lawmakers:
NO natural
gas bans

It’s not too late to make your voice heard.
Join us in urging Albany lawmakers to reject any plan that fails to ensure energy affordability, reliability and safety.

Natural gas bans are irresponsible and not the answer.

The Governor has made the following budget proposals:

Ban the installation of natural gas equipment in new residential homes beginning in 2025

Ban the sale of natural gas furnaces and water heaters to existing residential homes beginning in 2030

These measures would require an estimated home conversion cost of $20,000–$50,000 per household, according to consultants working with the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA). This would be in addition to inevitable skyrocketing electricity costs due to greater demand and new infrastructure needs.

In addition to excessive costs, the State’s plan is almost certain to make energy more weather-dependent and less reliable, as the planned grid buildout will be accomplished almost entirely through renewable energy—primarily wind and solar. The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the organization responsible for evaluating the state’s power grid, has issued increasingly frequent and dire warnings about the reliability of the electric grid in the context of the state’s planned energy transformation.

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