The Seattle Times article “Natural gas industry’s $1 million PR campaign sets up fight over Northwest’s energy future” details the gas industry's campaign to fight local progress towards all-electric building proposals. "Natural gas is under an existential threat," the gas industry supporter proclaims.

The only existential crisis Green Canopy is aware of is a human one. Read more on why we believe all-electric is the future of homebuilding and why Green Canopy’s all-electric homes are healthier for the planet and for our homeowners.

While it’s clear the gas industry is preparing for a  lengthy battle to ensure the continued use of fracked gas, there is hope on the horizon. The Seattle Times article features Green Canopy co-founder Sam Lai showcasing one of Green Canopy’s hundreds of all-electric homes. “For electric systems to completely take over, there will need to be cultural change,” says Lai. As of 2018, more Seattle homes are being built with electric heat than not! Green Canopy has helped spearhead this transformation and will continue to advocate for the regulation needed to bring the percentage of clean all-electric homes to 100.

In the new year, Green Canopy has already brought the all-electric issue to our regional journals.

Aaron Fairchild, Green Canopy’s CEO continued the push with the opinion piece, “All-electric homes are a smart option” in the January edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal. “I’m convinced that clean, sustainable, fossil-fuel-free housing is the right path to sustainability in the face of both our housing crisis and our climate crisis,” says Fairchild.

Green Canopy will continue to build all-electric and advocate for the transition to the Clean Energy Future.