Avista Promotes Natural Gas Conversion
Item: Avista promoting natural gas/Becky Kramer
More Info: Avista launched the rebate program for new multifamily construction this spring. With the encouragement of rebates, developers have switched nearly 500 new apartments, condos and townhouses from electric heat to natural gas. The program has been so successful that Avista plans to continue it next year, Though it may sound counterintuitive, the utility has a vested interest in getting customers to use less energy. Energy savings is the least expensive new resource that the utility can acquire, Simock said. It's far less costly than building new power plants, she said.
Question: What do you think of Avista promoting this program to switch users to natural gas?