Advocates in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urged her to back a plan that would shift millions of residential homes in New York from fossil fuels to renewable energy by the start of the next decade. 

The push by more than 200 advocacy organizations comes as the state is working toward a timetable in the coming decades of switching to renewable energies, as well as phasing out gas-powered vehicles. 

The push by advocates targets 2030 as the goal for switching 2 million homes in the state to renewable sources of energy. 

Advocates also want to create an affordable housing fund for disadvantage communities, use building codes and utility regulations. They argue the move would help create tens of thousands of jobs, and those jobs should be prioritized for low-income communities in New York. 

“Buildings account for one-third of New York’s greenhouse gas emissions because most of us still warm our spaces, cook our food, and heat our water by burning fossil fuels right inside our buildings,” reads the letter. “Now, we must equitably phase out these fossil fuels and ensure that people can afford to switch to modern geothermal and air source heat pumps and induction stoves - a process called beneficial electrification.”