The Adams administration has released a new plan that will make the construction of all new New York City schools completely electric and convert 100 existing schools to run on all-electric heating by 2030.
— particularly asthma. But Xu argues there are a few big reasons to focus on the transportation industry and updating the grid first.
Xu’s first point is that electric modes of transport are low-hanging fruit. They’re easier to recharge than entire buildings. For example, school and city buses are only in use for a limited amount of time each day, and can be kept charging for the rest of the time, unlike buildings. He added that once electric vehicles hit their charging capacity, they actually return electricity to the grid, which can help power other things.The grid in general is another concern for Xu.
Hosting capacity per capita, expressed in kilovolt-amperes. The map's darker regions have lower average hosting capacity, meaning that electrification will be a bigger challenge there.A heat map of asthma hospitalizations in New York City among children aged 0 to 4. Dark blue areas represent the areas with higher rates of asthma hospitalizations.
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