The year 2020 could reveal whether a smattering municipal bans on new natural gas hookups for buildings becomes a more widespread movement tied to de-carbonization efforts around the country. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Partly at stake for the natural gas sector is maintaining its share in the residential-commercial market. The res-comm sector makes up about 26% of US gas demand, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics. While individual gas bans risk a small slice of overall gas demand, they are part of a larger movement that contends gas must be phased out of the fuel mix if global temperature increases are to remain within a range compatible with a stable climate. “Every one of these [bans] that does this sends a message that natural gas is […]