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NY-GEO Submits Comments on the NY Climate Scoping Plan – NY-GEO, along with MANY organizations and individuals across the climate and clean energy spectra, met yesterday’s deadline for comments on the NY Climate Action Council’s Draft Scoping Plan. The Climate Action Council has until the end of the year to finalize the plan, which then goes to the Governor, Legislature, State Agencies and New York’s citizens to implement. NY-GEO’s comments covered these topics:
· The Importance of a Timeline for Electrification
· Is Hydrogen an Alternative to Electrification for the Building Sector?
· GSHPs Role in Mitigating the Impact of Electrification on Peak Demand
· Electric Rates and Heating
· Review & Revise Ground Source Heat Pump Drilling Regulations
· Economy Wide Strategies
WHAT? Natural Gas Prices Up More than Oil! – “The rising price of oil may grab most of the headlines, but another commodity — natural gas — is on an even wilder ride and expected to hit fresh highs this summer. The war in Ukraine and resulting concerns about global energy security have driven up commodity prices world-wide. But where the price of oil is up about 85 per cent year-over-year, natural gas is up more than 200 per cent. As of mid-day (2022 06 24), the U.S. natural gas benchmark Henry Hub price was trading around $8.75 US per million British thermal units, or MMBtu. It surged to a 14-year high of more than $9 earlier in the week, from less than $3 at this time last year.” Full article from Diverso Energy Digest here.
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Oregon Study Finds Advantages to Building Electrification – The 73-page study was written by Synapse Energy Economics for the Sierra Club “…widespread adoption of electric heat pumps would actually show significant reductions in consumer cost as well as providing much needed air conditioning,’ said Sierra Club senior campaign representative Dylan Plummer. ‘…As our state is working to reduce its emissions, it’s critical we transition away from methane gas into electric appliances.’” The study included a look at the alternatives of ending fossil fuel equipment sales in 2025 and 2030.
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