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Tacoma bans use of fossil fuels in new city buildings. Are commercial, residential next? News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 4 hrs ago Allison Needles, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Apr. 22 Tacoma is prohibiting all new city-owned buildings from using natural gas and other fossil fuels energy sources for heating, lighting and power and will explore a similar rule for new residential and commercial buildings. Tacoma City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that requires new city-owned buildings, and buildings undergoing major renovations, to use low-carbon fuels such as biodiesel, renewable diesel, renewable natural gas or electricity. The new policy will become effective Jan. 1, 2022. ....
Natural gas exhaust, mostly steam and heat-trapping carbon dioxide, rises from the University of Washington power plant. Credit: KUOW Photo / John Ryan Seattle bans natural gas in new buildings By The city of Seattle has banned most uses of fossil fuels in new buildings. The ban on appliances like gas furnaces and gas water heaters in new construction is part of a revised energy code that applies to commercial buildings and to multifamily housing at least four stories tall. The code proposed by Mayor Jenny Durkan passed Seattle City Council 9-0 on Monday. Space heating in new construction must be all-electric by June 1, while new water heaters must use only electricity by the end of the year. ....