North Carolina lawmakers have advanced a bill prohibiting city and county governments from banning the use, purchase, and sale of natural gas-fueled appliances.
According to the bill, local governments can’t adopt ordinances that prohibit neither the expansion of an energy service based on what kind of energy source it is nor the sale or purchase of cooking and heating appliances that rely on natural gas.
Most of the bill’s sponsors are Republicans, with one Democrat, Rep. Michael Wray, supporting the bill.
Republican Rep. Dean Arp, a primary sponsor of the bill, told the News Observer in February that it’s important for consumers to be able to choose how to power their homes and appliances….