Gray cites poll showing opposition to home-heating electrification
Assemblyman Scott Gray said a statewide poll found that New Yorkers rank low utility costs as a top concern and oppose electrifying home heating by a 63% to 30% margin.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
Assemblyman Scott Gray, R-Watertown, said a statewide poll by the Empire Center for Public Policy found that 63% of respondents oppose electrifying home heating, while 30% support it. Among voters with no party affiliation, opposition was 66% to 25%.
Gray also said the poll showed utility costs were New Yorkers’ leading concern. He called for changes including accounting for costs associated with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, requiring beneficiaries to pay related costs and preserving consumer choice in home heating.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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