My basic thought is that most people can talk green and do the feel good things, but are counting on technology to preserve their consumptive lifestyle, as in Bill Gate's and Al Gore's mansions. That's the basic starting reality, although I agree with everything you say.
I can guess that part of any success comes with more buildings having their own solar to supplement the grid electric, which could help with and over taxed electric grid. The article actually mentions that it's the gas infrastructure in the north east is old and insufficient for the future. There are some downsides the article mentions.
https://www.cpr.org/2022/07/08/color...l-gas-cutoffs/