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  [62]New York

New York set to ban gas furnaces, stoves in new buildings

  “We’re going to be the first state in the nation to advance
  zero-emissions new homes and buildings,” Hochul said.
  Gov. Kathy Hochul provides an update on the state budget.

  Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move late Thursday. | Mike Groll/Office
  of Governor Kathy Hochul

  By [63]Marie J. French

  04/28/2023 02:46 PM EDT
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  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York will require new buildings to be zero-emissions
  starting in 2026 and make a state authority a major player in
  developing renewables as part of this year’s budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul
  announced late Thursday.

  The state’s budget will ban fossil fuel combustion in most new
  buildings under seven stories starting in 2026, with larger buildings
  covered in 2029. That means no propane heating and no gas furnaces or
  stoves in most new construction.

  New York would be the first state to take this step through legislative
  action; California and Washington have done so through building codes.

  “We’re going to be the first state in the nation to advance
  zero-emissions new homes and buildings,” Hochul said Thursday,
  announcing [64]a conceptual deal on the budget that was due March 31.

  The measure will help the state achieve its ambitious mandate to slash
  emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2030 and 85 percent by 2050
  and was recommended in a plan approved in December by state agency
  heads and outside experts. Exemptions will be included for commercial
  kitchens, emergency generators and hospitals.
  [65]Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a conceptual budget agreement Thursday,
  April 27, 2023, during a briefing in the Red Room of the state Capitol
  in Albany, N.Y.

  [66]New York

[67]Hochul announces ‘conceptual’ budget deal

  By Bill Mahoney

  But some key details have not yet been finalized. Hochul also indicated
  she expects the deal to include rebates to consumers as part of a
  cap-and-trade initiative for emissions, but a detailed agreement hasn’t
  been reached on that issue.

  There is no measure that eventually bans the replacement of gas
  furnaces in existing homes included in the budget, which Hochul had
  proposed and is recommended in the state’s climate plan. Lawmakers
  rejected that early on in negotiations. And none of the budget
  proposals included any measure targeting gas stoves in existing
  buildings.

  Details of the agreement will be laid out in state budget bills that
  have not yet been printed. A potentially major caveat on grid
  reliability pushed by Assembly Democrats and a major gas utility also
  hasn’t been finalized, leading environmental advocates to moderate
  their enthusiasm until they see the final wording.

  The Assembly initially proposed a requirement for the state’s Public
  Service Commission to review the ability of the electric system to
  support new buildings, although it was not clear how that would
  function because the requirements for reliable service already
  enshrined in state law.

  “As the governor and legislative leadership continue to hammer out the
  details, they need to ensure that this is as strong as possible and
  there aren’t any loopholes,” said Liz Moran, New York policy advocate
  for Earthjustice. “The technology is ready, and we absolutely have to
  be doing this to meet our climate law mandates.”

  Advocates had pushed for an earlier implementation of the restrictions
  and pushed back on a later start for commercial buildings. Hochul had
  initially proposed a split at four stories for the timeline, but
  environmental groups and Senate Democrats backed seven stories to align
  with New York City’s zero-emission building law that passed in 2021.

  The later date — starting Dec. 31, 2028 — is also expected to apply for
  commercial buildings and those over 100,000 square feet, Hochul
  spokesperson Katy Zielinski said.

  A measure to end the “100 foot rule” subsidies for new gas hookups, as
  proposed by Senate Democrats, is not in the budget, Zielinski said.
  That means utilities will still pass on some costs of hooking up new
  customers, who they are legally required to serve, to other gas
  ratepayers.

  The state budget will include a provision to allow for rebates to New
  York residents under a cap-and-trade program that is expected to be
  rolled out in 2025 and will raise gas prices at the pump and home
  heating fuel costs. Some additional details about how the funds could
  be spent may also be included but details are not finalized, according
  to the governor’s office.

  “What we’re doing is setting up a mechanism to be able to allow for
  rebates that we generate with a cap and invest program,” Hochul said.
  “We think that is the important first step, because we couldn’t do it
  under existing law.”

  Some environmental advocates had pressed for the Legislature to play
  more of a role in the parameters of that program, which is expected to
  be rolled out through regulations by the state Department of
  Environmental Conservation. It will help the state achieve the
  emissions reductions required under the 2019 climate law, but Hochul
  has raised concerns about the costs of the program and [68]sought to
  rewrite the law to reduce the emissions captured by the measure.

  “We’re focusing on aggressive climate protections but we have to make
  sure that they’re affordable for New Yorkers or it won’t work,” she
  said.

  Hochul also said that a measure to allow the New York Power Authority
  to build new renewables was included in the deal. The measure will
  include labor standards, allow but not require NYPA to work with the
  private sector on renewable projects and includes the “renewable energy
  access and community help” program for NYPA to provide bill credits to
  low-income residents to reduce their utility costs, according to the
  governor’s office.

  Assemblymember Ken Zebrowski (D-Rockland County) said the details of
  the NYPA measure are among the open issues: “Hopefully there is a full
  agreement soon and everything can go to print, but those details aren’t
  all worked out yet.”

  Hochul also announced the Environmental Protection Fund would be kept
  at $400 million; $500 million in additional funding would go to water
  infrastructure.

  Lawmakers have also agreed to Hochul’s proposal of $200 million for
  utility bill relief and $200 million for a NYSERDA program to
  weatherize and electrify the homes of some low-income New Yorkers.
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