New York’s buildings are the state’s largest source of carbon pollution. The highest impact solution for reducing this pollution is to power heating, cooling, and the appliances in our buildings with clean electricity rather than fossil fuels. Electrification is thus a central strategy for achieving New York’s long-term climate goals.
The All-Electric Buildings Act (Gallagher A.920-A) / (Kavanagh S.562-A) would electrify new construction in New York State. It requires all new single-family and low-rise buildings to be carbon pollution-free by 2024, and all remaining new construction by 2027, with limited exceptions.
