> No it's not, especially if you replace natural gas with burning coal for electricity.
Berkeley has been transitioning businesses and residents to majority and most recently 100% renewable energy for years.
> Until the last coal plant shuts down, it makes zero sense to ban natural gas.
This is nonsense. Every year the % of renewable energy increases it makes more sense to electrify than it did previously. It's a lot easier to change the energy source for a power grid than it is to rip out all existing gas infrastructure.
https://forum.openwrt.org/t/openwrt-one-celebrating-20-years...