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Bellingham enacted its first ordinance for “electrification” of buildings, joining other U.S. cities in moving to reverse the effects of global climate change through local measures.

On a unanimous vote with no discussion at the end of its meeting Monday night, Feb. 7, the City Council approved an ordinance to require new commercial buildings and new apartment buildings more than four stories high to use electricity for heating and water heating, meet certain energy-reduction standards and use solar energy or provide rooftop space for eventual solar energy installation.