Better search for natural sockets instead of natural gas reservoirs I guess.<p>Heating water with electricity is expensive and depending on energy production not more ecological. The expensive part is probably secondary for people building in NYC anyway, but I don't think it should be a general recommendation.<p>I work for a company that also builds electrical water heaters and heat pumps and business is very good, not complaining, but electricity is a high value form of energy and I don't think we are in a place to switch yet.<p>It is worthwhile for someone with a house and if some parameters are right and you also invest in solar and batteries, you can have a pretty nice setup. It still requires a lot of up front investment and you can break even at some point. But at first you would only do it for your love of nature.<p>At least that is the situation in the northern part of Europe, the situation might be different in the US.
This is a City where you generally do not get a microwave or dishwasher in your rental apartment, nor an air conditioner, nor are landlords legally required to provide <i>a refrigerator or stove</i>.<p><a href="https://www.brickunderground.com/rent/nyc-landlord-requirements-and-what-is-not-provided" rel="nofollow">https://www.brickunderground.com/rent/nyc-landlord-requireme...</a><p>I think NYC has their regulatory priorities a little mixed up…
Such a shame. I get where they're coming from but cooking on an eletric stove is just not the same. I recently moved to Germany, and it's the same here, I don't think I've seen a single flat with a gas stove and it really put a damper on the move.