On "Consumer Choice on Trial: The Next Battle Over Natural Gas Appliances"

Distributors sitting on the sidelines while cities and states ban gas appliances are making a mistake—this fight isn't about environmental ideology, it's about customer choice and service territory economics. When municipalities restrict gas connections, they're not just reducing future demand; they're fragmenting the installed base and making it harder to maintain profitable routes and sustainable service models. The supply chain and installation contractors who stay quiet now will spend the next decade fighting piecemeal battles in hostile jurisdictions instead of shaping a coherent national standard. If you're in the distribution or contracting side, you need a position and a lobby presence—letting activists and politicians write the rules while you work is how you lose the ability to work.