The DMV Can’t Afford Gas Bans
The DC Council and Montgomery County Council have both quietly passed gas bans on new construction and major renovations. Don’t feel bad if that’s news to you — 8 in 10 Washingtonians don’t know about them.
Gas bans force homes and businesses to rely on more expensive, less reliable energy. That's why we're fighting to protect your energy choice.
Budgets are already tight across the DMV.
A mandate for more expensive energy is coming at the worst possible moment.
72% of people across the DMV
say government shouldn't take away their energy choice.
Natural gas provides stability to the region's entire energy system.
Gas provides stability to the region's entire energy system. In a region where the electric grid is already being strained by data centers and surging demand, these bans will push even more users onto an aging system — and costs are rising fast.
Builders are already struggling with affordability. Restaurants run on razor-thin margins.
Gas bans don’t just raise costs — they threaten the businesses that make this region’s neighborhoods worth living in. Not to mention, DC is filled with delicious restaurants for locals and tourists alike, many of whom rely on natural gas for technique cooking. Banning gas will discourage new business from our region and inhibit current restauranteurs from making necessary renovations and upgrades.
Gas bans may sound like progress.
But for low-income families and fixed-income seniors who spend a higher share of their income on energy, these bans represent a cost increase they can’t afford and didn’t ask for.
Gas is expected to be half to a third of the price of other fuels through at least 2050.
Gas ranges are 10-30% more affordable than electric alternatives.
The affordability of natural gas has saved businesses and customers a combined total of more than $640 billion over the past decade.
