Opinion: New York Proposal Would Hammer State's Homeowners and Workers
A draft proposal in New York State to cut greenhouse emissions would be a job-killing disaster that also will zap residents and homeowners with sky-high energy costs.
The proposal, drafted by the state’s Climate Action Council, recommends dozens upon dozens of regulations. One of these calls for homeowners and business owners to convert, at significant expense, from gas to electric for heating, cooking and other energy needs. If the recommendations become regulations, the jobs of thousands of blue-collar workers providing natural gas to millions of residents and businesses in the metropolitan region would be wiped out. Homeowners will incrementally have to retrofit their homes for electricity and electric appliances to replace gas service, which will easily cost more than $20,000.