The Council of the District of Columbia is considering a proposal to rid the nation’s capital of all fossil fuel-burning appliances and systems, including gas stoves.
Ward 6 Council Member Charles Allen introduced the Healthy Homes Residential Electrification Amendment Act of 2023 in February. The bill includes amended laws for energy and construction in the district, and in its current iteration aims to retrofit all of the district’s gas stoves and systems by 2045.
“For households earning less than $80,000, it could be done with no out-of-pocket costs, including purchase and installation,” Allen’s office said in a statement at the time. The legislation is relying on federal money from both the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, he said….