New York City bans natural gas in new buildings

Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by zbrozek on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:02AM (#29692856)

Because of the cognitive burden of trying to optimize and work around ludicrously high rates with changing windows. It's why I cling to my outdated tiered plan - I just don't want to let yet another thing steal my attention.

Baking a loaf of bread would cost me $7 at current TOU peak. It's cheaper for me to buy one from the grocery store on energy costs alone, nevermind the material. That's craziness.

And even baseline rates in CA rise at 3-4x inflation. Maybe burning kerosene for lighting will become economically viable again.

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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by zbrozek on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @08:49AM (#29724751)

Following up - I'm currently visiting my parents in eastern Tennessee and asked to see their electric bills. They're all-electric and they averaged 3x the consumption that I do. But their electricity bill is 2x lower. I almost cried.

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