New York State has decided to put on hold its mandatory gas range ban policy for new buildings, which was set to take effect about a month ago, pending a court ruling.
The state government announced on the 12th that it has reached an agreement with construction unions and the Propane Gas Association, which had filed a lawsuit opposing the gas ban, to postpone the ban until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit makes a final ruling.
New York State enacted the All-Electric Buildings Act in 2023, which requires all heating and cooking appliances in new buildings to be electric. Accordingly, the plan was to completely ban the use of gas appliances, such as gas heating and gas ranges, in new buildings seven stories or less starting in January 2026 and expand the ban to all new buildings in the state starting in 2029. However, construction unions and the Propane Gas Association have strongly opposed the New York state government’s policy and have filed a lawsuit.
The plaintiffs claim that “New York state law violates federal regulations on gas appliance regulation.”
Meanwhile, two out of three consumers nationwide are opposed to the phase-out of gas ranges. According to an online survey of 2,090 voters nationwide conducted by the Harvard University CAPS Harris Poll, 69% of all respondents expressed opposition to the federal government’s attempt to phase out or eliminate gas ranges.
55% of Democratic voters, 83% of Republican voters, and 71% of independents also opposed the phase-out of gas ranges. Only 31% of respondents said gas ranges should be phased out.