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ChrisFromLongIsland t1_iui7n29 wrote

Reply to comment by stork38 in Adams Vows to Flip 100 Fossil Fuel-Burning Schools to All-Electric by 2030 by LittleWind_

You do know all new buildings in NYC have to use electric heat according to a new law

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Any_Foundation_9034 t1_iuiqo6o wrote

It is astonishing.

Meanwhile….

Where are they getting the fuel for the electricity ?

Fossil fuels, natural gas, coal.

I can’t with this stupid shell game.

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stewartm0205 t1_iuj2d0g wrote

Will be getting it from renewable.

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RowingCox t1_iuj9ioz wrote

Renewables have a storage and demand problem that isn’t getting solved anytime soon. That coupled with the fact that New York is a heating dominant climate means that the energy deficit in the winter is hard to make up.

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chug84 t1_iuk4n1r wrote

Is there like, a switch near my outlet I can toggle to switch the electricity that comes out of it from fossil fuel to renewable?

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BiblioPhil t1_iuiw2uf wrote

I would imagine wind, solar, and hydroelectric would generate a higher proportion of the required energy vs. Heating with oil and gas.

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stork38 t1_iuifisn wrote

Yes, I know. Another overreach by the unelected governor. The electric costs need to come down 50% for this to make any sense. This is going to hurt the poor black and brown people she champions so much, they'll be reduced to using very dangerous space heaters to avoid freezing in the winter.

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Sea_Sand_3622 t1_iuiumwa wrote

Residents of public housing projects do not have individual electric or gas meters , that cost is included in their rent. Their expensive would be only to buy an electric heater not the cost to run it. There’s no incentive to turn off that heater.

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redditticktock t1_iuiwatx wrote

Is this true? They must all be running Bitcoin mining machines then!

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stork38 t1_iuj1cs0 wrote

How does section 8 and other low income housing work?

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Sea_Sand_3622 t1_iuj2299 wrote

In general, if the house is owned and run by a private company, that landlord will definitely want the apartment to have an individual electric meter , which means the tenant , who could have Section 8/ low income benefits, is responsible for the electric bill, it is not included in the rent. The con Ed bill is in their name, they probably can get help paying that bill from some government program but they’ll get no help from the landlord ;)

I believe all NYHA buildings specifically built for NYHA do not have individual meters . It costs extra to put in the meters.

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DoNotWeepAtMyGrave t1_iuie587 wrote

When’s the last time they built a new public school building?

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beershoes767 t1_iuii15s wrote

Seriously? New public schools have been going up all over the place in nyc for the last 20 years.

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drmctesticles t1_iuioi0h wrote

Lol I've worked on like five just in 2022 and I only work on a fraction of them. The SCA is spending a couple billion dollars building new schools and additions to existing structures.

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