Coast to Coast: Big News for Building Electrification
By Daniel Carpenter-Gold
Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation,
November 2025
Two key decisions, Rinnai v. South Coast Air Quality Management District and Mulhern Gas v. Mosley, rejected arguments that challenged New York's all-electric requirement for new buildings. This perhaps demonstrates a shift from and the limitations to California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, which held that applicable federal law preempts state and local electric requirements.
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