The city of Berkeley, California, is proposing a landmark tax on large buildings that use natural gas, which would provide funding to electrify older homes and businesses. As Canary Media reported, the strategy was suggested to reduce the city's pollution after courts scrapped a first-of-its-kind ban on natural gas hookups. In November, Berkeley residents will vote on a proposal to institute a tax on owners of buildings measuring 15,000 square feet or larger based on their natural gas usage.