Ice Age Now January 7, 2020 by Robert
As a progressive-minded city, Bellingham, Washington, has long been looking to scale back its contribution to climate change. writes
Mike Baker in the New York Times.
In recent years, city leaders have converted the streetlights to low-power LEDs, provided bikes for city employees and made plans to halt the burning of sewage solids.
Now, Bellingham is looking to do something that no other city has yet attempted: adopt a ban on all residential heating by natural gas, not only in new construction but also in existing homes and businesses.
Bellingham’s task force found that the average cost of installing an electric heat pump system was about $6,200 to $13,100 more than a gas furnace.
More:
https://www.iceagenow.info/to-fight-climate-change-washington-city-may-ban-heating-homes-with-natural-gas/