{"id":2691,"date":"2023-10-12T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildingdecarbonization.ca\/?post_type=report&#038;p=2691"},"modified":"2024-11-21T16:24:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:24:16","slug":"discussion-paper-grid-implications-of-electrifying-residential-new-construction","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/buildingdecarbonization.ca\/report\/discussion-paper-grid-implications-of-electrifying-residential-new-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Grid Implications of Electrifying Residential New Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A recent article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledroit.com\/actualites\/actualites-locales\/2023\/09\/26\/hydro-quebec-pourrait-retarder-des-projets-residentiels-a-gatineau-en-raison-dun-manque-delectricite-FU64EW6SJFD77CKHA2FSKWJV2A\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Le Droit<\/a> implied that grid constraints can limit or delay new residential projects\u2014in this specific case, in Gatineau, Quebec. The article raised concerns in the energy information space and among policy makers about the viability of all-electric residential new construction in the near term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, the Building Decarbonization Alliance reached out to our partner network to better understand the issue, conducting interviews with several utilities and one of their trade associations. Based on these discussions, we&#8217;ve come to understand that <strong>widespread concerns are not warranted<\/strong>, and that <strong>we should not delay the pursuit of broadly electrifying new construction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div  data-blockid=\"block_50a1ca34a19984400deb2195ec7c4905\" class=\"acf-wp-block acf-wp-block-single-button is-frontend-view   \" style=\" \">\n  <div class=\"button-container \" data-id=\"block_50a1ca34a19984400deb2195ec7c4905\" >\n      <a  class=\"acf-wp-block-button custom-button has-rounded-corners  \" href=\"https:\/\/buildingdecarbonization.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BDA-Grid-Impacts-EN-v2.4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"\"><span class=\"link-text\">View the Report<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent article in Le Droit implied that grid constraints can limit or delay new residential projects\u2014in this specific case, in Gatineau, Quebec. 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