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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (12436)7/23/2011 10:04:54 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24240
 
10,000 Buildings Get the Word on ‘Dirty’ Fuel

In April, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced new heating oil regulations for thousands of buildings across the city. Now those buildings — most of them apartment houses — are reviewing their heating systems.
The new rules require that by 2015, about 10,000 buildings switch from No. 6 heating oil, the cheapest but also the dirtiest fuel available, to No. 4 heating oil. Some buildings need to make the change as early as next July. But since buildings will be required to use either No. 2 oil or natural gas by 2030, many building owners are contemplating making the larger change now to avoid two separate conversions. Natural gas currently costs about 30 percent less than fuel oil.

nytimes.com