NYC’s Gas Ban Will Force City’s Poor to Pay 78% More for Heat

Last week MDN told you that New York City decided to commit energy and economic suicide by outlawing the right of new buildings built within city limits from using natural gas for heat, cooking, etc. (see New York City Commits Energy Suicide – Mass Exodus Begins). The impact of that city-destroying economic asteroid is still reverberating. How's this for a number: The average price to heat a home in the northeastern part of the country with natural gas is $865 per winter. The average cost to heat a northeastern home with electricity is $1,538 per winter--or 78% higher. Guess who a 78% increase in heating bills in NYC will affect (and devastate) the most? The poor.

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