纽约结束了100英尺规则,使房主为新的天然气连接支付全部费用。 New York ends 100-foot rule, making homeowners pay full cost for new gas connections.

纽约州州长Kathy Hoghul签署了取消100英尺规则的立法,结束了一项长达数十年的政策,即要求现有付息人支付头100英尺新的住宅天然气连接费用。 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation eliminating the 100-foot rule, ending a decades-old policy that required existing ratepayers to cover the first 100 feet of new residential natural gas hookup costs. 根据新的法律,申请人现在必须支付100%的连接费用,把财务负担从较宽的付息人基数转向个别的建筑业主。 Under the new law, applicants must now pay 100% of connection expenses, shifting the financial burden from the broader ratepayer base to individual building owners. 这一变化在12个月内生效,旨在降低现有客户的能源成本,支持纽约的气候目标,抑制新的化石燃料基础设施。 The change, effective in 12 months, aims to reduce energy costs for existing customers, support New York’s climate goals, and discourage new fossil fuel infrastructure. 批评者警告说,这可能会提高建筑成本,阻碍经济适用住房的发展。 While supporters say it promotes equity and accelerates the transition to cleaner energy, critics warn it could raise construction costs and hinder affordable housing development. 废除是全国趋势的一部分,有几个州开始取消类似的补贴。 The repeal is part of a national trend, with several states moving to end similar subsidies.