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Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by rhaway84773 on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:39PM (#35756928)
People are misrepresenting this.

No one is banning gas. You can go ahead and buy a gas stove and use it.

What you cannot do is expect buildings to install piping throughout the building, the gas provider to provide infrastructure to supply that building with gas, and get the gas out of a tap.

The vast majority of the world in fact does not have gas coming out of a tap because it’s not profitable. The U.S. has it almost entirely because of regulation thst requires it to be provided, which has now baked in expectation among homeowners that it will be there. This expectation leads to buildings paying extra to supply gas at exorbitant costs so their homes don’t feel less luxury than an equivalent competitor.

Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by prottog on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:43PM (#35756969)
> The U.S. has it almost entirely because of regulation thst requires it to be provided

If this is true, then why is the New York Times calling it a ban? Wouldn't it be more accurate to call it a repeal of whatever legislation that was requiring it?

Do you have a source on this regulation?