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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by josephcsible on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:30PM (#29689687)
Modern heating systems need electricity to work even if they generate their heat from gas.
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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by astura on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:58PM (#29689849)
Yep, I have oil heat and our boiler needs electricity (I think for the ignition - maybe something else). Definitely doesn't work when the power goes out.
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