Politics & Government
City Invests $4B To Bring Electric Heat To New York Public Schools
A hundred New York City public schools will see their fossil fuel-burning boilers with electric heat by 2030, Mayor Eric Adams pledged.
NEW YORK CITY — The city will spend $4 billion to bring electric heating to public schools, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday.
"No more boilers, no more burning dirty fuel, no more contributing to asthma," Adams told students at P.S. 5 Dr. Robert McNair. "This is how we deal with climate chaos around the borough."
Adams committed to transitioning 100 schools in neighborhoods with high rates of asthma to electric heating by 2030.
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The Mayor also said all new schools built in New York will rely on electric heat.
The “Leading the Charge” initiative will end city school usage of No. 4 heating oil four years ahead of the legal mandate, according to a press release.
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The city will also install LED lights in 800 schools by 2026.
The mayor estimated the impact of moving away from gas-burning heating in schools would be equivalent to removing 26,000 cars from the road.
He said he came to Bed-Stuy because of high rates of asthma in the neighborhood.
"We have to be better prepared," Adams said. "We will create a healthier learning environment for our students."
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