Outlawing Natural Gas
Regulating Natural Gas
Local government bodies are starting to regulate against the residential use of natual gas, while some states are prohibiting the outlawing of natural gas hookups. In 2021, North Carolina saw regulatory action around topic. And even the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 addressed the issue by offering rebates for the high-efficiency stoves.
CNN Article - 2/17/22
In 2019, the city council in Berkeley, California, held a stunning vote: it would ban natural gas hookups in all new building construction to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the city’s impact on the climate crisis. No gas furnaces in new homes, the council said. No gas stoves or ovens. See Article
ACS Publication - an academic researcher journal
“Natural gas cooking appliances release methane primarily through small, persistent leaks and NOx while in use, damaging the climate and degrading indoor air quality.” See article
California Air Resources Board
“Cooking can contaminate the indoor air with harmful pollutants, but range hoods can effectively remove them.” See article
International Journal of Environmental and Health
“Modeling the resiliency of energy-efficient retrofits in low-income multifamily housing” See article
The Verge
Institute for Energy Research
In this report, the IER provides an overview of cities that have placed restrictions on natural gas use and the states that have taken proactive steps to preserve natural gas.
North Carolina: March of 2021, lawmakers passed House Bill 220, which would restrict local bans on new natural gas hookups. Sponsored by Arp, Miller, Saine and Szoka the bill was vetoed by Governor Cooper.
States with cities seeing bands: California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, Oregon, and possibly Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Vermont.
States will laws preventing natural gas bands: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming.