Gas stove lovers like Mayor Eric Adams don’t need to worry yet.

Responding to reports Gov. Kathy Hochul hopes to ban gas appliances in new construction as part of her climate agenda, the mayor lamented electric stoves aren't for him.

"I'm a good cook and that electric stove just doesn't, it doesn't cook for me," the mayor said Monday.

Luckily, for Adams and other New York cooks preferring gas to electric, "no one is being required to get rid of their gas stove,” Hochul said Monday.


What You Need To Know

  • Hochul has proposed banning gas hookups in new construction of small buildings by 2025 and large ones by 2028

  • No New Yorker would be required to get rid of their existing gas stove

  • Electrifying buildings is another measure to get New York State closer to its emission reduction targets

  • Hochul also wants to discourage greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon

But the beloved gas-powered appliance is about to lose its spark.

Following the city’s lead, Hochul has proposed banning gas hookups in new construction of small buildings by 2025 and large ones by 2028.

“We are talking about new buildings that are being constructed. And when people do want to make conversions, which are ultimately good for the environment, and for them, the state will help,” Hochul said.

Building electrification is a major component of Hochul’s climate agenda for this year, geared towards complying with a New York State law dictating a 40% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and an 85% reduction by 2050.

“That goes a long way moving New York State towards its carbon reduction goals,” said Michael Hernandez, New York policy director at Rewiring America.

The other big proposal put forward by the governor is a cap-and-invest program, charging power plants and factories if their emissions go above a certain threshold.

“You set a cap, and then you put a price on carbon. And anybody who’s going over the cap is gonna have to pay,” said Raya Salter, member of the New York State Action Council.

That revenue would help pay for the green transition.

“It will generate billions of dollars by asking the major polluters to pay more,” Hochul said.

Cap-and-invest programs are already operating in California, Washington and Oregon.

The Hochul administration is expected to present more details on how it would work in New York State in the coming weeks.