Following a study condemning gas stoves, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has decided to ban them. Is this really the right decision? We must pray.
From New York Post. Gov. Kathy Hochul quietly snuck a proposal to outlaw new gas stoves into the “New York Housing Compact” she unveiled during her State of the State speech Tuesday — urging people to ditch their kitchens’ gas grills and go electric. …
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“This is plain stupid,” said a 70-year-old resident of Sea Gate, Brooklyn, who gave his name as Victor K. “We lost electricity before, during Hurricane Sandy. The only thing we had to heat up our food was gas. What if that happens again?”
Hochul’s plan would ban gas stoves, hot water heaters and oil furnaces in both new home and commercial construction by the end of the decade. …
While the plan could be an annoyance for home cooks, restaurateur Stratis Morfogen said for professional chefs, it “will tank it and bring growth to a halt and destroy our industry.” …
Andrew Rigie, executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, which represents more than 24,000 eating and drinking establishments, also blasted Hochul’s plan.
“Putting aside if chefs prefer cooking with gas or not, the cost to open up a new restaurant would skyrocket if someone had to convert existing gas equipment into electric, which could be further complicated by whether or not the building had an adequate electrical load,” he said.
In addition to banning the sale of gas stoves, Hochul’s plan would require “all new construction to be zero-emission, starting in 2025 for small buildings and 2028 for large buildings.”
The governor’s office confirmed Wednesday that the proposal — which Hochul couched in language about helping “residents struggling with high electric bills” — applied to residential, commercial and mixed-use buildings, with no exceptions. …
Hochul’s proposal came one day before President Biden pushed back against controversial comments from Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, who said new gas stoves could be banned nationwide due to studies that link them to respiratory problems and other illnesses. …
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(Excerpt from New York Post. Photo Credit: Getty Images)