![]() ![]() Today, in a victory for National Grid’s downstate customers, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) determined that the liquefied fracked “natural” gas (LNG) vaporizers located at National Grid’s storage facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn are not needed for at least the next 5 years. ![]() Groups call on the NY Department of Environmental Conservation to immediately follow suit and deny the project’s air permit. It is the case that over time, we see a greater reliance on electrification," said Harris.No North Brooklyn Pipeline Alliance, Sane Energy Project, Alliance for a Green Economy, and Earthjustice celebrate today’s Public Service Commission (PSC) decision denying the gas utility National Grid’s proposal to build the unnecessary fracked gas vaporizers in North Brooklyn, following a three-year fight. "A company like national fuel, has a number of different solutions. DeCarolis says she wants to stay in the conversation and be part of the solution to reduce emissions.īut they're not going anywhere just yet, they're working on more sustainable fuels and will continue to heat homes during this lenghty transiton. "This year, it's maybe 2.5 to 3 times higher, other years it's been as much as 4 times higher, could be substantial for WNY," said DeCarolis.īut the state has incentives for going electric, like smart energy loans and rebates to lower your bill. DeCarolis says electric is more expensive what they offer at National Fuel. Now we should weigh electric prices against gas prices. She says our workforce is very prepared for this. "Buffalo is different for sure.that's why this plan really needs to lay out and it does, approaches that are specific to our geographies, to our climates that differ by those geographies and to the people who are within those," said Harris. "Electric companies worked valiantly to get people restored as quickly as they could, but in the meanwhile, our gas was being delivered, we didn't have interruptions due to weather, we had less than 20," said DeCarolis.īut Harris says this phase out will work here. What happens if the grid fails? During the blizzard of '22, thousands were in the dark and without power. Many wonder if we'll be able to make these adjustments here. WNY has older buildings and colder temperatures than other parts of New York State. "Building an electric network for electrifying heat in Western New York is neither practical nor cost effective," said Donna DeCarolis, President of National Fuel Gas Distribution. Studies by National Grid suggest we need more than that. To handle that, the grid capacity is going to double and projects to make that happen are already underway. ![]() We'll be relying on the electric grid for heating, cooling, running our cars and more, according to Harris. ![]() All vehicles sold in NYS will be electric."When your furnace breaks, which it inevitably does, we will have technology like heat pumps and others to replace it, so this for some New Yorkers might not occur until 2050," said Harris.By then, all replacements for gas appliances will be electric.By then, all new construction of high-rise buildings will need to be electric.By then, all new construction of low-rise buildings will need to be electric."I think it's important to note that this is a transition that isn't happening tomorrow, in many ways it's something that'll phase in over a series of decades," said Harris. That means your stoves, your heating will all make the switch as part of New York's Scoping plan, passed in December of 2022. "The change is here and we're excited to go about it, but it's one that will result in a cleaner and better future for all of us," said Doreen Harris, President and CEO of NYSERDA. Cars, buses, homes, workplaces and more if they're in New York State, they'll have to be powered by electricity. (WKBW) - In the decades to come, natural gas will be a thing of the past. ![]()
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