San Francisco Bay Area to Ban Gas Appliances in Favor of Electric

San Francisco regulators have approved regulations banning the future sales of certain natural gas-powered appliances as part of the city's climate agenda. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has greenlighted amendments to regulations related to eliminating nitrogen oxide emissions from natural gas furnaces and water heaters in the region. The action requires all commercial and residential furnaces and water heaters to be electric by 2027. The regulations don't require consumers to immediately switch to electric alternatives once they go into effect. The action notably leaves out banning gas-powered stoves.