New York to Build State's First Two Utility-Scale Thermal Networks

In short

• The UpgradeNY coalition of clean energy, environmental and labor groups has pushed regulators for four years.
• The projects could switch entire neighborhoods from fossil gas to clean electric heating.
• The coalition wants the shift to avoid cutting fossil gas utility jobs and investments.

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Heating buildings with gas is a major source of emissions in cities. Thermal networks share clean heat across a neighborhood instead of burning gas in each building. The source says the coalition wants this done without undermining existing gas utility workers.

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