Bay Area Air Quality Management District considers gas ban changes to ease transition
Regulators say the proposal could exempt some lower-income households and hard-to-electrify buildings, while the district estimates a $3,500 cost gap for heat pump water heaters.
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The DerrickBay Area ban on new natural gas water heaters, set to take effect in seven months, may be relaxed over cost concerns
Bay Area air regulators have touted sweeping new rules that ban the installation of natural gas-powered water heaters and furnaces as a way to reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions.
Board decides today on whether to stick with ban on gas-powered water heaters and furnaces
A board of air pollution officials, including Palo Alto Councilwoman Vicki Veenker, will decide today (May 6) whether to stick with plans to ban the installation of traditional natural gas water heaters and furnaces, even though the prohibition will worsen the affordability problem in the Bay Area. The Bay Area Air District, of BAAD, approved the ban in March 2023, which goes into effect in seven months, on Jan. 1, 2027. A similar ban of natural…
Bay Area Air Quality Management District considers gas ban changes to ease transition
The proposed changes by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District would affect the cost of replacing furnaces and water heaters across all nine Bay Area counties, drawing both support and criticism.
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