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In response to the proposed new regulations we have been
incorporating battery powered blowers and lawn mowers into our
landscape maintenance operations over the past 3 years . These are
applicable to small projects where the service is only an hour or
two and is applicable to Homeowners not commercial use. We have
found that battery technology has not yet caught up to this type of
equipment. For those properties that request battery operated
equipment there is a increase in cost of equipment and labor pasted
on to the consumer. I believe that the time table of 2024 is to
short and will negatively impact our business as equipment costs
rise. More time is needed for the equipment industry to implement
battery technology into their equipment that will provide cost
effective equipment with better battery life. Suggest that this be
rolled out to all residential equipment and eliminate the sale of
gas powered equipment to the homeowner as a first step.