Safety & Environment

Oil-to-Gas Conversions

In 2021 CECONY converted 64 buildings from heavy heating oil to gas. Since the start of our conversion program in 2011, we have converted almost 4,700 large buildings burning heavy heating oil; we also converted approximately 4,000 customers from No. 2 grade oil. The company’s program kept more than 589 tons of fine particulate matter from the air, which has had a significant impact on air quality within the New York City portion of our service territory. While we have completed this program, we continue to see customer-driven requests in converting from oil of all grades, especially due to the requirement under New York City law to eliminate the use of No. 4 grade oil in boilers by January 1, 2030. In 2019, CECONY stopped accepting applications for new natural gas connections in most of our Westchester service area. Currently, for customers who have requested new natural gas service or upgrades, CECONY will continue to honor these requests in line with applicable regulatory requirements while also offering incentives to customers to install non-pipe solutions and alternatives, such as heat pumps.  

Orange & Rockland, Inc. (O&R) concluded its gas expansion program in 2019. Currently, for customers who have requested new natural gas service or upgrades, O&R will continue to honor these requests in line with applicable regulatory requirements while also offering incentives to customers to install non-pipe solutions and alternatives, such as heat pumps. In 2021, O&R converted 70 customers from various grades of heating oil to natural gas and helped to install 448 heat pumps in the service territory.

Note: CECONY numbers only represent building conversions from heavy heating oil