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Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by evandijk70 on Sunday April 30, 2023 @11:12AM (#35763268)
I agree that banning gas for cooking is not important to control climate change. But for new buildings that do not require gas for heating, does it make sense to construct and maintain gas infrastructure just for cooking?
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Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by Tiktaalik on Sunday April 30, 2023 @02:55PM (#35765492)
No it doesn't. At least it doesn't make financial sense.

I believe that Vancouver banned gas for home heating but left the door open to allow gas for cooking, but when I read articles about this at the time of the change, contractors quoted said it would be really silly to go to all the effort to create a gas hookup just for cooking. Likely would be very little uptake, and only by super wealthy enthusiast cooks who demand gas for some reason.

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Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by slashdev on Sunday April 30, 2023 @11:19PM (#35768753)
No, I think it probably doesn’t make sense. Also people can use the little tanks, like for your BBQ if they really want that. If the building rules allow it anyway.
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